Just wanted to say a massive thank you to Axel!!! Thanks to him we had an amazing time in Rio. He is a brilliant guide and took us for a trips around Rio. He organised for us absolutely everything. Booked for us a van from the airport to his favela guesthouse. On arrival he welcomed us with a drinks and we sat together and talked about things we could see and do in Rio. Already on the first day in the evening we walked through favelas with him to the bus stop, feeling 100% safe and we went to see students from samba school on the street practising for carnival. It was fantastic to see and we would never know about it if Axel didn't tell us. He spent with us all evening and for such a little money we could enjoy the real samba show : a few thousand people dancing and singing, on the street. He was great organiser for city tours for us, obviously taking us around all important and must see places, but on top of it always giving us extra time, extra story ; extra places, less touristic so we could have a real taste of Brazil. Took as on favela tour during the day, botanic garden, waterfall in rio, maracana, many different beaches and a lot more.He showed us Sambadrom and how to get there in the evening. We went there and there was a final trial of the best samba school in Rio. We did not spend a penny for tickets and could see a real parade on Sambadrom. There was thousands of people singing and dancing!! Unforgettable! Thanks again Alex for letting us to see it. We are already thinking of coming back to Rio amd no doubt will book time with Axel again. Highly recommend Axel to everyone and if you need anymore information on our stay do not hesitate to email any of us.