Rio de Janeiro food tour: eat and drink like a local in Copacabana

Taste Rio has run small-group bar food tours in Copacabana since 2018. On the Rio Bar Food Tour, founder Murillo takes you to 4 traditional botecos, the neighbourhood bars where Cariocas meet, in about 3 hours. You share 8–14 small plates, with beer, wine and a local cocktail included, in a group of no more than 8. From R$449 per person, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

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Small group sharing petiscos and drinks at a boteco table in Copacabana

About 3 hours
4 botecos
Max 8 guests
Tue–Sat 7 pm · Sun 6 pm · 3 pm on some dates
Copacabana
English · PT/ES on request
All included

Rio Bar Food Tour

From R$449 per person · all included

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Join the small-group Bar Food Tour, or book the same night out just for your group. For a group of 9 or more, or a custom day, message us.

Small group · book online
Rio Bar Food Tour

4 botecos, 8–14 small plates and drinks, about 3 hours, max 8 guests.
From R$449 per person See dates and book
Private · your group only
Private Bar Food Tour

The same 4-bar route, just for your friends, family or team. Pick your date.
From R$525 per person (group of 8) See prices and book
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Why Taste Rio?

Bars with soul
Botecos with history, each one a place Murillo knows personally. No tourist bars.
The founder is your guide
Murillo, the pioneer of food tours in Copacabana, guides every Bar Food Tour himself.
Small and certain
Never more than 8 guests, and the tour runs even if you're the only one booked.
Everyone's welcome
A proudly LGBTQIA+ friendly tour. Come as you are.

Murillo, founder of Taste Rio, toasting with guests at a Copacabana boteco

Meet your guide, Murillo

Born in Rio de Janeiro, raised in the Netherlands. Murillo looks foreign, but is a true Carioca. His passion is food, bars, Fluminense and his wife (not exactly in this order, of course).

He started Taste Rio in 2018 to share the side of Copacabana he loves most with visitors: the botecos, the petiscos and the people behind the counter.

Speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish
CADASTUR-registered tour guide; Taste Rio is a CADASTUR-registered tourism agency
Over 2,000 guests hosted since 2018

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What guests say

Questions

What is a boteco?

A boteco is where locals in Rio go for a cold beer, good food and a good conversation. Sitting down at the bar is part of our culture: it's where friends meet and neighbours catch up over small plates (petiscos). The Bar Food Tour takes you to four of them in Copacabana.

Can vegetarians join?

The tour isn't suitable for vegetarians or vegans. Rio bar food is built on meat and seafood, so you would miss most of the plates. Pescatarians are welcome: tell us when you book.

Is Copacabana safe at night for a food tour?

We've run this tour since 2018 without a single incident. Murillo is a local who knows Copacabana's streets well, and you stay with him as a small group (max 8) all evening. As in any big city, bring only what you need and keep your phone out of sight on the street.

I'm travelling solo. Will the tour run?

Yes, even if you're the only guest. If another date has more people booked, we may offer you the option to switch and share a bigger table, but it's always your choice.