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See Brasília
the way locals do

Private tours, curated experiences & insider tips — guided by a bilingual native who actually knows this city.

12+Years guiding
300+Five-star reviews
100%Private & flexible

Our Tours

Choose your Brasília

Every tour is private, fully flexible, and led by a bilingual native of the city.

📷 Full Day · Hotel Pickup

Iconic Photography Tour

The definitive visual journey through Brasília. We start at your hotel and end at the Pontão — hitting every unmissable landmark along the way.

  • 🏨 Hotel pickup
  • ⛪ Catedral Metropolitana
  • 🏛️ Museu da República
  • 🏛️ Praça dos Três Poderes
  • 🏛️ Palácio do Itamaraty
  • 🏛️ Palácio da Alvorada
  • 🌉 Ponte JK
  • 🌅 Pontão do Lago Sul

🏛️ 3–4 hours · Private

The Power of Brazil

Go behind the architecture and discover how Brazil is governed. Visit the Palácio do Planalto, Supreme Court, and the congressional buildings at the heart of the republic.

🏙️ 3–4 hours · Private

Modernist Brasília

Understand the urban genius behind the Pilot Plan. We explore the monumental axis and Lúcio Costa's original vision for the world's greatest planned city.

🔍 3–4 hours · Private

Hidden Brasília

Skip the well-worn tourist trail. Discover architectural gems, secret viewpoints, and surprising corners that most visitors — and even many residents — never find.

Featured Experience

The Iconic Photography Tour

A full-day journey through the most photogenic landmarks in Brasília, with hotel pickup and drop-off at the Pontão.

Oscar Niemeyer designed Brasília to be photographed. This tour is built around that idea. You'll have time at every stop to capture the light, the angles, and the stories — guided by someone who knows exactly where to stand.

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Hotel Pickup We start at your door — no taxis, no stress.
Catedral Metropolitana Niemeyer's crown of thorns in glass and concrete. Stunning inside and out.
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Museu da República (Museu JK) A floating dome of history, surrounded by reflecting pools.
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Praça dos Três Poderes The symbolic center of Brazilian democracy — Congress, Planalto & Supreme Court in one frame.
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Palácio do Itamaraty The Ministry of Foreign Affairs — arches reflected in still water. One of Niemeyer's finest.
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Palácio da Alvorada The presidential residence, with its iconic curved colonnade reflected on the lakeside.
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Ponte JK Three asymmetric arches over Lake Paranoá — one of the most beautiful bridges in Brazil.
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Pontão do Lago Sul End the day at Brasília's favorite lakeside spot — bars, restaurants, and a perfect sunset view.

What's included

  • ✅ Hotel pickup & drop-off at Pontão
  • ✅ Bilingual guide (English & Portuguese)
  • ✅ Best photo spots & composition tips
  • ✅ Stories behind every landmark
  • ✅ Flexible pace — you set the speed
Cathedral
🏛️Museu da República
🇧🇷Praça 3 Poderes
🏛️Itamaraty
🏛️Alvorada
🌉Ponte JK
🌅Pontão
Brasília route overview

Airbnb Experience

Get to Know Brasília
with a Local

Discover Brasília through the eyes of someone who lives here. Choose up to 5 experiences from 10 options — we build your tour around you.

⭐ Available on Airbnb Experiences

Instead of a fixed itinerary, you choose what interests you most. When booking, you select up to five experiences from the list. During the tour (3–4 hours), we visit the places you chose and explore them together with your guide — a born-and-raised Brasiliense who speaks fluent English.

⏱️ 3–4 hours
👤 Private or small group
🗣️ English & Portuguese
🔧 Pick up to 5 stops

Choose your experiences (select up to 5)

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Iconic Architecture

Cathedral, National Museum, Congress & Praça dos Três Poderes.

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The Power of Brazil

Planalto, Supreme Court & the political center of the country.

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Modernist Brasília

The Pilot Plan, Lúcio Costa's urban vision & the monumental axis.

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Hidden Brasília

Gems, viewpoints & corners that most tourists never see.

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Superquadra Life

Daily life in Brasília — local shops, green areas & residential architecture.

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Art & Culture

Cultural centers, the National Museum & public art across the city.

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Best Views

The most beautiful viewpoints of the city and Lake Paranoá.

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Lakeside Brasília

The relaxed side of the city near Lake Paranoá — how locals unwind.

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Food & Coffee Break

A local café or bakery stop — Brazilian coffee, snacks & real conversation.

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Architecture Deep Dive

For enthusiasts: a deeper look at Niemeyer's design concepts and legacy.

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What's included

  • ✅ Local bilingual guide (English & Portuguese)
  • ✅ Flexible itinerary based on your choices
  • ✅ Historical & cultural explanations
  • ✅ Photo opportunities & insider stories
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Local Life

Get to Know Brasília
with a Native

Brasília is famous for being hard to explore on your own. The best spots — where locals actually eat, hang out, and spend their weekends — don't show up in guidebooks. We take you there.

🚫 No tourist traps

We skip the overpriced, overcrowded spots and take you where people actually go.

🎯 Built around you

Tell us your vibe and we design the experience on the fly — nothing is fixed in advance.

Genuinely unique

No two experiences are the same. This one will be yours.

What's your vibe?

Pick everything that sounds like you — we'll do the rest.

🥘 Street Food

Pastelarias, food trucks & the kind of lunch spots only regulars know about.

🎶 Music & Nightlife

Live forró, bars in the 405 Sul, and whatever is happening tonight.

🌿 Nature

Cerrado trails, wild orchids & places where the city just disappears.

🎨 Art

Street murals, gallery openings & the public installations most people walk past.

🏘️ Neighborhoods

Walk through a superquadra, visit a feira & feel what real life here is like.

Sports

From paddle courts to a Brasiliense match — the city's sporting soul.

📖 Hidden History

The stories behind the construction — the candangos, the city's forgotten origins.

🌇 Sunsets & Views

The best sunset spots in the city — some so beautiful they don't feel real.

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Concierge Service

Build Your Own Itinerary

Not sure which tour to pick? Tell us which attractions interest you and we'll design a private experience just for you.

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Reviews

What guests say

★★★★★

"Absolutely the best way to see Brasília. Our guide knew every angle, every story, every hidden detail. We left feeling like we actually understood the city."

— Sarah M., New York
★★★★★

"We did the photography tour and got shots we could never have found on our own. The Palácio do Itamaraty at that hour was unreal. Worth every cent."

— James & Lena T., London
★★★★★

"I've visited Brasília twice before and thought I knew the city. This tour showed me things I'd completely missed. The local knowledge is genuinely extraordinary."

— Carlos V., São Paulo

Where to Eat

Brasília's Best Restaurants

Curated by a local — these are the places worth your time (and your appetite).

Aquavit

ContemporaryLake Views

Brasília's most celebrated upscale dining experience. Chef Caio Soter takes regional Brazilian ingredients and elevates them into something extraordinary. The tasting menu changes seasonally.

Must try: Braised pork belly with pequi cream · Guará fish from the Cerrado rivers

Mangai Brasília

BuffetNortheastern

A sprawling celebration of northeastern Brazilian cuisine — over 100 dishes served fresh every day. The kind of lunch that makes you cancel your afternoon plans. Always packed, always worth it.

Must try: Baião de dois · Carne de sol com macaxeira · Cocada for dessert

Fogo de Chão

ChurrascariaClassic

The original Brazilian steakhouse experience. Gauchos carve tableside, the salad bar is a meal in itself, and the picanha is consistently the best in the city. A quintessential Brazilian ritual.

Must try: Picanha · Fraldinha · Pão de queijo from the bread basket

Kan Suke

Traditional JapaneseChef's Table

A quiet, intimate space where the chef's craft takes center stage. Brasília has a significant Japanese-Brazilian community and the quality of the fish here reflects it. Booking essential.

Must try: Omakase menu · Tuna tataki · Yuzu sake pairing

Nikkei 405

Nikkei FusionTrendy

Where Japanese technique meets Brazilian flavors. The Nikkei cuisine of Brazil is its own distinct tradition and this restaurant does it better than almost anywhere in the city.

Must try: Tiradito with passion fruit · Ceviche nikkei · Maki rolls with tropical fruit

Kamy Sushi

Sushi BarCasual

The neighborhood sushi spot that locals actually go to. No tourist pricing, no unnecessary theatre — just excellent fish and a warm, unpretentious atmosphere in the South Wing.

Must try: Temaki tropeiro · Salmon skin rolls · Cold Sapporo draft

Áttimo

ItalianFine Dining

Refined Italian cooking with exceptional imported ingredients and a wine list that rivals São Paulo's best. The pasta is handmade daily and the tiramisu is the real version.

Must try: Tagliolini al tartufo · Branzino in acqua pazza · Seasonal risotto

Oliva

Greek & Middle EasternMeze

Share everything at this exuberant space in the South Wing. The meze plates keep coming and the lamb dishes are the best in Brasília by a wide margin. Loud, social, and absolutely delicious.

Must try: Lamb saganaki · Hummus with lamb · Spanakopita · Baklava

Leblon Grill

Mediterranean-BrazilianLakeside

A relaxed lakeside setting with a menu that spans the Mediterranean coast. The seafood is flown in fresh, the views of the lake are beautiful, and the weekend brunch is a Brasília institution.

Must try: Grilled octopus · Grilled sea bass · Weekend brunch buffet

Couve-Flor

Cerrado CuisineTasting Menu

The most adventurous restaurant in Brasília. Chef Ana Paula Junqueira forages and sources directly from the Cerrado savanna, creating dishes that taste like nowhere else on earth.

Must try: Pequi risotto · Baru nut dessert · Piqui oil braised chicken

Na Cozinha

Homestyle RegionalLunch Only

The kind of lunch your Brazilian grandmother would make if she lived in Brasília. Rotating daily specials, always sold out by 1pm. The rice and beans alone are worth the visit.

Must try: Whatever the daily special is · Feijão tropeiro · Sopa de mocotó on Fridays

Goiabeiras

RegionalCasual

Central Brazilian cooking done simply and beautifully. The name comes from the guava tree, and guava appears in some form in almost every dish — including the most surprising desserts.

Must try: Carne de sol plate · Goiabada with queijo mineiro · Guaraná caipirinha

🍽️ Want a dinner reservation? Our concierge service includes restaurant recommendations and reservations. Contact us for help planning your evenings.

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Brasília, Federal District, Brazil.
We cover the entire Pilot Plan and surrounding areas.