How to Skip the Line at AquaRio
Buy your ticket online before you go (around R$160 or about US$30-35 through resellers, so check the official price) and skip the box office queue. Go on a weekday morning at opening, when the big shark tunnel is calmest, and avoid weekends, holidays and rainy days, when families pack the aquarium.
- Ticket
- Around R$160 (check the official site for the current price)
- Combos
- Resellers bundle AquaRio with Christ the Redeemer
- Best time
- Weekday morning, at opening
- Busiest
- Weekends, Brazilian holidays, school holidays and rainy days
- Highlight
- The underwater shark tunnel
- Getting there
- VLT light rail to the Porto Maravilha waterfront
- Time to allow
- About 2 hours
How long are the lines at AquaRio?
AquaRio, one of the largest aquariums in South America, is on Rio's regenerated port waterfront, near the Museu do Amanhã. On weekends, holidays and rainy days, the box office queue can be long, and the route through the tanks, especially the shark tunnel, slows to a shuffle. With an online ticket, you'll go straight in.
Before you go, check how busy AquaRio is likely to be. BeatTheCrowd shows the live crowd level and an hourly forecast for any date, adjusted for Brazilian holidays, school breaks and weather.
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