Isabell Erdmann

Guide profile:

I was born and raised in Germany and left my country at the age of 22 to live, work, and study in other European countries. I spent a couple of months in France and Belgium and nine years in England.

My first contact with Brazilian culture was there, when I got envolved with Capoeira and started to go to parties organized by Cariocas playing Brazilian music.

In 2002 I travelled to Brazil for the first time, in 2003 I came back and stayed until 2004, and in 2005 I came to stay. I studied simultaneous translation in the PUC Rio de Janeiro and trained as a tour guide with Marc Apoio.

I started to work as a tour guide in 2006, first doing tours to the Northeast and Amazon Region, then specializing in tours in the city of Rio de Janeiro and in its favelas.

I love Rio de Janeiro for its buzzing culture, art, and music scene. I like to show the visitors the hidden places, the jems that are difficult to find without knowing your way around the place.

I love Rio de Janeiro for its people that make culture happen every day, be it through playing music, painting, teaching capoeira, participating in cultural manifestations, or preparing the carnaval.

I like to show the visitors what I have learned living in a favela, that you don't need much to be happy. Life is hard but living can be easy.

I offer favela tours to Cantagalo/Pavão/Pavãozinho, Vidigal; walks in the historic centre and in Lapa and Santa Teresa; hiking tours to waterfalls or up the peaks of Rio; apart form accompanying you to the Corcovado/Christ and the Sugar loaf.

Tour guide services/sample itinerary:

Rio de Janeiro favela tours personalized

Rio de Janeiro city tours personalized

Rio de Janeiro sightseeing tours

Transportation by tour guide:

I normally use public transport and taxis, private transportation can be arranged upon request, depending on the number of people and the destination.

Private sightseeing & group tours offered by this guide:

Tour guide interests:

Beaches, hiking, walking, samba, carnaval, capoeira, museums, folk art, nature, architecture, social projects