Top Rio de Janeiro Kid-Friendly

Take a break from Rio de Janeiro’s crowded streets on a 5-hour tour to Tijuca National Park. Round-trip transportation from your hotel allows you to skip the overpriced taxis and confusion of public transit. Located within the city limits, the world’s largest urban forest is home to monkeys, armadillos, sloths, and more. Follow your guide to its secret spots, including the Table of the Emperor, Mayrink Chapel, Taunay Waterfall, and Chinese View.

Save time waiting in long ticket lines and avoid the hassle of Rio’s public transport with this two-in-one package. Rio de Janeiro Marine Aquarium, aka AquaRio, ranks as the largest aquarium in South America and one of Rio de Janeiro’s most popular family attractions. Visit with plenty of time to explore the interactive exhibits. Transfers from South Zone and downtown hotels make it easy.

Take your kids on a private tour to explore Parque dos Patins, Lagoa Aventura and Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas during this 4-hour excursion from Rio de Janeiro. With a friendly, kid-loving guide, take a private car service to participate in activities like tyrolese, base tree climbing, wall climbing and rappelling. Rent a paddle boat, jump in an inflatable castle or sit down for a snack at one of the local restaurants. You'll walk away with a digital photo album of images captured by the tour's professional photographer.

Entertain your kids while traveling in Rio de Janeiro on this private tour of Aquario that is specially designed for families. The kid-friendly guide offers an organized tour that shows off the aquarium's rich diversity of marine life. Explore the touch tank and see the shark tank, a tunnel that runs through the aquarium and is filled with sharks swimming overhead.

Kickstart your stay in Rio de Janeiro with this private tour that helps make your trip to Rio the best ever family holiday. Visit the must-see sights and some surprising hidden gems that only locals know. And along the way, your kids can be enjoy lots of cool stuff just for them.

The Rio de Janeiro Planetarium Foundation has the aim of talking about Astronomy and related sciences in a didactic and interactive manner, through experiments, auditorium sessions, telescope observation, courses, lectures, exhibitions and cultural events. The institution relies on two auditoriums: Carl Sagan (with 23 meters in diameter and 263 seats), which hosts the planetarium model Universitarium VIII – TD, and the Galileu Galilei Auditorium (with 12.5 meters in diameter and 90 seats), which has the planetarium model Spacemaster. On the weekends, there is an exhibition of movies in the Auditorium Session.