Rio Capital of the Bike
Rio de Janeiro, affectionately known as the Wonderful City, is the second largest city in Brazil and the one that receives the largest number of tourists in the southern hemisphere.
So the big news we want to tell you is that Rio is a bike friendly city, considered one of the best cities in Latin America to cycle! According to Rio de Janeiro City Hall, there are now over 380 km
of cycle paths and by 2016 there will be 450km – isn’t Rio a truly wonderful city?
Rio de Janeiro presents a singular beauty: part of the city is considered a Cultural Heritage of Humanity and mixes urban scenery, hills, favelas, rainforest and small islands spread along the sea coast. The gorgeous sunsets and sunrises are worthy of applause and the spectacular sun makes Rio’s seductive beaches golden and sparkling.
Our tours
Historic center tour
Come to the center of Rio de Janeiro and ride with us trough the history of Brazil. Through an agreeable bike ride, we will show and tell you the history of numerous important monuments ranging from the XVIII century to the recently inaugurated Museum of Tomorrow.
Carioca Tour
Ride a bike and be part of the most beautiful landscapes of Rio de Janeiro! This tour will take you to the most famous beaches of the Wonderful City, the beautiful Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, the traditional neighborhood of Botafogo, the Sugar Loaf and also to discover delicious carioca secrets.
Corcovado Cycling Tour
This bike tour combine the National Park of Tijuca – one of the biggest urban forest in the world, the Dona Marta Belvedere (Mirante Dona Marta), one of the best spot to see the Rio de Janeiro from above and a visit to Christ the Redeemer – one of the 7 wonders of the world.
Tijuca Forest Cycling Tour
Come to bike in one of the largest urban forests in the world! Beyond the fresh air at the forest, discover beautiful Brazil historical routes. Enjoy the breeze, breathtaking scenery, birdsong, monkeys, exotic fauna and flora and much more.
Who we are
Fernanda
Cristiane
Fernanda Hinke and Cristiane Helena are passionate about Rio de Janeiro and cycling. They believe that bikes will change the world! The future of mobility and tourism is the bike; in addition, bikes offer great benefits for health and the environment.
Together they make the perfect duo: Fernanda is an entrepreneur and Cristiane is a physical educator and a tour guide. The girls worked together in Paris at the tour designed by Fernanda called ‘Midnight in Paris by Bike’ in partnership with the website Conexão Paris. So far they took thousands of Brazilians to ride at night through the City of Light. After five years in Paris and two Master degrees, Cristiane decided to come back home and had no doubt she would continue to get people to ride. Only now, the rides are in the Wonderful City of Rio. Fernanda continues in Paris leading Brazilians in France by bike. However, during the European winter the tours are suspended, so she decide to make Rio de Janeiro her second home now.
The purpose of GoBikeRio is to be a B corporation – a sustainable and green company that, more than just profits, aims to develop local economy including projects with communities. In addition, the bike experiences we propose the tourists allow people to have a more intimate contact with the cities. “We believe that by providing pleasant experiences through cycle-tourism, we are encouraging people to introduce biking in their lives as a means of transportation. We believe that biking democratizes the use of public space and improves quality of life, besides, it’s a sustainable solution to the environmental, energy and urban mobility crises.”
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