The tour opens at Siqueira Campos metro station, where a large-scale mural depicting the folk character "Ze Ninguém" introduces the visual language of Rio's street art scene. Your guide provides context for the character's symbolic role in Brazilian urban culture before the group boards the metro toward Glória.

Disembarking in Glória, the group walks through the neighborhood while the guide shares insights into its historical significance and architectural character. This transitional stretch sets the cultural tone before the tour reaches the more energetic streets of Lapa.

The Selarón Steps are the tour's first major visual landmark — a staircase covered in thousands of ceramic tiles collected from over 60 countries by Jorge Selarón over more than two decades. The surrounding walls are lined with murals representing a wide range of styles, themes, and artistic voices that define Lapa's creative identity.

Returning from the steps, the group makes its way to the VLT station in Cinelândia, passing by the Municipal Theater — a landmark of European-influenced architecture built during Rio's Belle Époque period. The guide contextualizes the square's role as a center of civic and cultural life throughout the 20th century.

Boarding the VLT toward the port area, the group arrives at Eduardo Kobra's "Etnias" mural, a vast work depicting five indigenous faces representing the world's major ethnic groups. Nearby, a mural documenting the history of slavery in Rio adds historical weight to this section of the tour.

The final stretch passes through Pequena África and Bafo da Prainha, areas closely tied to the Afro-Brazilian communities that shaped Rio's port neighborhood. The tour concludes at Praça Mauá, where guests can choose to explore the Museum of Tomorrow or the Rio Art Museum independently, or request the guide's assistance to return to their accommodation.