The 3 Best Skip-the-Line Tickets in Rio de Janeiro

1.Skip the Line to Christ Redeemer, Sugar Loaf and Barbecue Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 593 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $113Our pick

Spend about nine hours touring Rio with hotel pickup, a multilingual guide, Sugar Loaf’s two cable cars, a cog train through Tijuca Forest, and Christ the Redeemer. Add the churrascaria lunch and attraction tickets when booking, and expect a busy day with some traffic and schedule changes.

“We had bad weather all day. Our tour guide for sugar loaf was nice and gave a lot of free time to enjoy the view. Our afternoon tour guide die the Chris redeemer was a little strange. He doesn’t interact with us. We can’t really understand him well.”

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2.Skip the Line Christ the Redeemer Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 508 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $45

Take the Corcovado train to Christ the Redeemer at your chosen time, using a barcode voucher to reach the priority ticket line. This self-led visit lasts about two hours, includes return train travel, and gives you freedom to enjoy the statue and Rio views at your own pace.

“This one is tricky. You get to skip the first line waiting, which saved us at least 40 minutes. But in order to make it work, our Portuguese-speaking tour guide had to ask employees in three different locations, and we did sail through. But reviewers who said it didn’t work for them probably had a language barrier.”

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3.Skip the Line Maracana Stadium Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 203 reviews · 40 minutes to 1 hour (approx.) · from $22Best value

Enter Maracanã through Entrance A and explore at your own pace. See a Brazilian football locker room, warm-up area, press room, pitch, stands, and memorabilia linked to Pelé, Garrincha, and Zico. The visit is mostly self-guided and takes about 40 minutes to an hour.

“Experiência inesquecível .. muito bonito!! Recomendo para todos irem conhecer esse lugar histórico ..”

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