Minibus transfer from Rio hotel or international airport to Paraty where you check in to your hotel before taking a look round the Old Town , designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its 18 th Century architecture.

Our adventure kicks off in the evening with our Caipi-workshop – a hands on, how to make world-beating caipirinhas workshop. We all know that you make a caipirinha with limes. But what happens if you use other fruit? Pineapple, Kiwi fruit, Mango...with Caipi-frutas the only limit is your imagination.

Dinner

After the morning dance lesson we board a traditional wooden schooner for a tour of the bay of Paraty stopping at islands and beaches for swimming and snorkelling. Lunch served on board.

Boat trip (4 hours)

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Brazil is reputed to be home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world and on this hike we get to see why. From the trail head we head up and over the hill along a trail through the rainforest in the Juatinga Eco-Reserve before we hit some of the best deserted beaches in the region. And on our way back we'll pass through a gated community for the super-rich.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This afternoon we head for the waterfalls in the rainforest around Paraty for a refreshing dip in the river and a visit to a traditional cacha ça distillery before our last night on the town in Paraty.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Daily dance lessons in the morning followed by a final look around the picturesque Old Town of Paraty and some souvenir shopping. In the afternoon we take the minibus back to Rio de Janeiro, check into the hotel and get ready for a night out in the big city.

Rio is the home of samba and THE place to put into practice everything you have learned during the week. After a final session at one of Rio's top dance schools tonight we take you to some of the hottest spots in Rio to strut your stuff.

Rio City Tour (sights include Christ Statue and Sugarloaf)

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner