Guide profile:
My name is Guilherme Lima, 40 yo, born and raised in Rio, tour guide registered on the Ministery of Tourism under the number 19.002129.96-9.
I started on tourism working on the ground staff of MSC Cruises on the Port of Rio, then on 2006 i took the course to be a tour guide and since then i´ve been working on it.
I work for the best agencies of Brasil and as a free lancer.
I have a lot of experience conducting groups in tours in Rio and nearby cities, specially passengers of cruise ships of big companies like MSC, Holland America, Oceania, Island Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Crystal Cruises among others.
I also had the oportunity to take part on the coordination and supervision of big operations, involving a large number of passengers, tour guides and a variety of transportation modes.
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Recent reviews of this tour guide:
Faye T.
Friendly and knowledgeable.
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Tour guide services/sample itinerary:
-> Transfers
Arriving or leaving Rio have a fast, safe, confortable and reliable transport waiting for you. No matter if you´re travelling by bus, plane or ship.
At your arrival i´ll be waiting for you at the gate with a sign with your name on it and take you to your hotel. On departure i´ll take you to the port, airport or bus station and assist you with the check-in.
I can also take you to other cities or states like Búzios, Petrópolis, Angra, São Paulo... or resorts like Club Med.
-> Tours
The great advantage of a private service is that you don´t have to get stucked to pre-defined tours or spend hours seating in a bus going from hotel to hotel picking up other passengers.
Just tell me what you wish to see and what you like to do and leave the rest with me, i´m sure you´ll be satisfied.
And don´t matter how much time you have available, from a few hours to a few days there´s always something to do in Rio !!!
-> Executive Transportation
If you come to Rio on business you certainly need a safe, confortable, reliable and fast transport to move around the city.
I have special adapters on the car to plug notebooks, cell phones... That way you can recharge your batteries or even work.
And soon you´ll be able to access the Internet, i´m installing a 3G Wireless system on the car.
Transportation by tour guide:
Yes, i have a Zafira from GM, fully loaded, very confortable for 4 passengers with luggage or 6 without. 40usd/hour is inclusive of this transport and my guiding. For bigger groups - a van or a bus.
Tour guide interests:
Reviews of this tour – by clients who booked!
Faye T.
17 Sep 2011
Friendly and knowledgeable.
beverly S.
14 Jan 2011
Just wanted you to know that we had a wonderful day with your guide, Julio Rosas. He was such a pleasure to be with, very knowledgeable and a class act. Thank you so much.We will certainly recommend you to our friends as they travel to Rio.
Jonell W.
13 Jan 2011
We did not have Guilherme as our guide that day due to Guilherme hurting his foot the day prior. However, he did not miss a beat! I cannot say enough good things about Guilherme, Carlos, and our driver. I cannot thank Guilherme enough for his good communications but also accommodating my increased party size from 2 to 6 persons. I am sorry I did not get to meet Guilherme in person, but want to say thank you to Carlos. He speaks extremely good English and is very professional.
Jonas I.
20 Dec 2010
We enjoyed the tour in Rio very much! Guilherme showed us a lot of beautiful places and gave us valuable information. We have great pictures and memories of Rio.
Best regards and thanks again!
Jonas and Cintia
Joyce Y.
01 Apr 2010
Friendly and great tour guide. Had a good time in Rio.
Lewis W.
04 Jan 2010
Outstanding service. He was prompt, courteous, friendly, flexible, and worked hard to make our touring experience a delight. His English is excellent and my wife and I both recommend Guilherme highly.
Lewis Walker, Johns Creek, GA
melinda C.
03 Jan 2010
A wonderful tour with a very knowledgable and fun tour guide! thanks - Melinda and Bill
Carole A.
20 Dec 2009
We spent 2 1/2 days with Guilherme (or Louie as we called him) and had a most amazing vacation in Rio. We hit it off right from the moment that he picked us up at the airport. He was prompt, knowledgeable,friendly, and lots of fun. His English was perfect and we talked about Canada as much as Rio. We saw all the main sightseeing places in Rio and as an extra bonus, Louie took us to places that are off the beaten track and not seen by most tourists. I hightly recommend him.
Carole Andrews
Maxime D.
09 Dec 2009
guilherme was an excellent guide, we appreciated his competence and in spite of an atrocious day because of the rain, he could render this excursion very pleasant.If we come back in Rio we would like to have him again as our guide and we recommend him.
Andrée and Maxime DEPLANCK
Amy T.
25 Nov 2009
Guilherme was great! He was very knowledgeable and friendly. We saw things that we probably would not have found without him. It was a great value for the money and we would definitely use him again. In fact we have family who will be in Rio later this month and will be recommending his services to them.
Edythe A.
09 Oct 2009
Guilherme was fantastic as was Rio. We provided a list of places we wanted to visit and experiences we wanted to have and he organized our evening and daytime adventures. He was so terrific we hired him for an extra half day before leaving Rio.
Excellent English, great driver, knowledgeable, friendly and funny. Took us to fantastic off the beaten track restaurants, shops and sights.
Highly recommend him!
Sujendra M.
10 Aug 2009
Very personalized and accommodating sightseeing tours.
Extremely knowledgeable on Rio and Brazil in general.
Showed me the true local side of Rio including local eating places etc.
Character - Friendly, helpful, obliging, good sense of humour.
Tour Guide Comment:
Thanks Sujendra, I had a very good time also !!!