AquaRio
AquaRio
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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GET TO KNOW THE AQUARIUM With 26,000 square meters of built area and 4.5 million liters of water, we are the largest Marine Aquarium in South America! Here at AquaRio, we have 10,000 residents from 360 species from Brazil and around the world, divided into more than 40 enclosures – or better, homes. In addition, we have unique attractions and all the necessary infrastructure to provide fun and education to all audiences.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Excursion11209733411
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • Family
No doubt it is a great place to go with family, everything is very beautiful. Take at least 2 hours to be able to see everything calmly.
Obs:
1.I do not recommend going on weekends because it is too crowded.
2.I recommend taking a snack, because inside the things are quite expensive.
Obs:
1.I do not recommend going on weekends because it is too crowded.
2.I recommend taking a snack, because inside the things are quite expensive.
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Written 18 August 2024
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Oi, Excursion.
Tudo bem?
Agradecemos por ter dedicado um tempo para nos avaliar. 😉💙
Esperamos ter a oportunidade de receber você novamente.
Atenciosamente,
Equipe de relacionamento do AquaRio.
Written 18 August 2024
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Charles Diego Baratto
Chapeco, SC1 contribution
Oct 2024 • Couples
Amazing! I loved the walk!
Many different animals, corals, sharks and other exotic animals!
The value of the tour, I believe it is compatible with the maintenance that requires an environment like this, however, an expensive ride.
The tip is to buy the ticket on the website a day before the visit, where the value comes most into account. From 150 reais, for 120 reais.
The place is quite contested and getting a good photo is a challenge, as visitors bother a lot. It is understandable, but there are a lot of people who abuse and "lease" the space to make the perfect photo. Lack of common sense.
The ventilation/air conditioning is sometimes insufficient. Hot in some places.
The visit is not guided. The visitor makes the tour freely in his time. It has panels that display data of animals and curiosities.
In summary, it is worth the tour for the curious adults and super recommend with children who will surely be delighted.
Many different animals, corals, sharks and other exotic animals!
The value of the tour, I believe it is compatible with the maintenance that requires an environment like this, however, an expensive ride.
The tip is to buy the ticket on the website a day before the visit, where the value comes most into account. From 150 reais, for 120 reais.
The place is quite contested and getting a good photo is a challenge, as visitors bother a lot. It is understandable, but there are a lot of people who abuse and "lease" the space to make the perfect photo. Lack of common sense.
The ventilation/air conditioning is sometimes insufficient. Hot in some places.
The visit is not guided. The visitor makes the tour freely in his time. It has panels that display data of animals and curiosities.
In summary, it is worth the tour for the curious adults and super recommend with children who will surely be delighted.
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Written 2 November 2024
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Olá, Charles.
Como vai?
Sua opinião é muito importante para nós.
Agradecemos por compartilhar sua experiência.
Com certeza, levaremos suas palavras em consideração para continuarmos melhorando.
Atenciosamente,
Equipe de Relacionamento do AquaRio. 💙🦈
Written 4 November 2024
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Moises
Eastbourne, UK6 contributions
Feb 2022 • Family
Before coming in a group or 4 and a 1 year old child we wondered if we should do so as the reviews were very low. However, our experience was very good. Price wise we managed to get a good deal online for AquaRio/BioParque/savana boat for 100 reais which wasn’t too bad. I’d just say that the boat itself costs 20 and I believe it wasn’t worth it as you can see everything from a bridge above. Definitely recommend the aquarium! *reminder: as a Brazilian I didn’t struggle with information and I’d just say that there is a lot of info and signs that could be improved with English/Spanish beside (had to keep translating things to my partner - could’ve used Google translate with the camera option).
Written 11 February 2022
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Lourine J
Jakarta, Indonesia1 contribution
Nov 2022 • Couples
Literally the saddest aquarium I’ve ever visited. There isn’t much to see, very small (you can finish in 15 minutes), nothing engaging. Most information is in Portuguese, the only English part is just the name of the fishes. The variety of fishes are also very standard, nothing interesting/exotic, and obviously nothing to learn from here. I can say that the no species is interesting or new - worst part, many of the fishes came from Asia. I was expecting more local species/unique animals here.
My bad for not reading the review before, but please save your money and not go here. As the largest aquarium in South America, this is very dissapointing to visit especially for tourists (it costs us 150BRL/person).
My bad for not reading the review before, but please save your money and not go here. As the largest aquarium in South America, this is very dissapointing to visit especially for tourists (it costs us 150BRL/person).
Written 20 November 2022
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Anna C
London, UK10 contributions
Apr 2023 • Family
We had half a day to kill in Rio before our flight back to London and, since we all enjoy looking at sealife, we decided to visit AquaRio. And we regretted we did! The tickets were not cheap, about the same price you would expect to pay in the US or Europe, yet the experience was not worth it:
- the variety of sea life was very limited, which is surprising for the country with the largest river eco-system in the World, home to some 2,500 of fish! London Seaquarium had more fish from Amazon than AquaRio. They didn’t even have arapaima. And we had to queue for 10 minutes to get closer to the water tank with piranhas… this is in a country where both arapaomas and piranhas are a common fish in the cuisine of the Amazon region!
- there were too many people there, making it impossible to enjoy whatever little fish variety there was. Despite the venue having a timed access for tickets, it was clear they simply sell too many tickets vs the capacity of the venue. As a result it was stuffy and air conditioning wasn’t working properly. My husband got short of air and had to go outside and wait for us.
Net, if this is not your first aquarium you will likely be disappointed. For us it was the worst aquarium visit ever (we’ve been to aquariums in Miami, Baltimore, London, Cincinnati, Moscow and Dubai).
- the variety of sea life was very limited, which is surprising for the country with the largest river eco-system in the World, home to some 2,500 of fish! London Seaquarium had more fish from Amazon than AquaRio. They didn’t even have arapaima. And we had to queue for 10 minutes to get closer to the water tank with piranhas… this is in a country where both arapaomas and piranhas are a common fish in the cuisine of the Amazon region!
- there were too many people there, making it impossible to enjoy whatever little fish variety there was. Despite the venue having a timed access for tickets, it was clear they simply sell too many tickets vs the capacity of the venue. As a result it was stuffy and air conditioning wasn’t working properly. My husband got short of air and had to go outside and wait for us.
Net, if this is not your first aquarium you will likely be disappointed. For us it was the worst aquarium visit ever (we’ve been to aquariums in Miami, Baltimore, London, Cincinnati, Moscow and Dubai).
Written 9 April 2023
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Hello.
How are you?
Thank you for contacting us and for you to understand better, here at AquaRio we treat 4.5 million liters of water daily, taking care of the health and well-being of the thousands of animals housed in more than 40 enclosures. That's why we depend on revenue from tickets and commercial activities to maintain and sustain our entire structure.
We have 10 thousand animals, of 360 species from Brazil and the world, divided into more than 40 enclosures – or rather, homes.
It is important to remember that we have an agreement with the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro so that all students and teachers in the municipal education network and all municipal public employees have free access to AquaRio (by specific appointment), in addition to a department responsible for carry out institutional and social visits.
We remain at your disposal if you need us.
A hug from the AquaRio team!
Written 23 February 2024
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Paula S
2 contributions
Oct 2024 • Family
Look I think the experience could be better for the value, the air conditioning does not give right flow, I don't know if they keep low on account of the animals, but it gets quite warm inside, the smell inside the tank of the piranhas is not nice. I think it could be more organized because we keep fighting for a photo, no one expects anyone to finish, a lack of common sense. But outside that the experience is worth it, if you can go on less visited days is better! We went on Saturday, it's pretty full.
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Written 27 October 2024
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Olá,
Como vai?
Seu feedback nos ajuda a crescer e a oferecer um serviço ainda melhor. Muito obrigado por fazer parte da nossa jornada.
Esperamos ter a oportunidade de receber você novamente.
Atenciosamente,
Equipe de Relacionamento do AquaRio.
Written 28 October 2024
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Will L
5 contributions
Aug 2022 • Couples
Not sure how this is rated so high. Was an okay visit we spent about an hour here and saw everything, visited on a Friday and it was pretty busy and hard to see the tanks. Very expensive as a foreigner paid R$150 each for entry and not worth the price.
Written 19 August 2022
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Tamy P
Genk, Belgium2 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
What an absurd shame I'm going through right now with my friends and family. I live abroad and came with a group of Brazilians and foreigners. I bought tickets for children and adults and, when entering, I learned that foreign children pay adult prices. Imagine the look on my face to explain that foreign children pay double because they are foreigners? This doesn't exist anywhere in the world. It's very sad to have to go through a situation like this here.
Written 1 January 2024
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Olá, Tamy.
Como vai?
Lamentamos que a sua experiência não tenha sido conforme planejada.
Sua opinião tem grande importância para nós, por isso estamos empenhados em avaliar o ponto de melhoria identificado.
Qualquer dúvida, estamos à disposição.
Um abraço do time de relacionamento do AquaRio.
Written 9 February 2024
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Maladebordoporai
Rio de Janeiro, RJ5,309 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
RIO DE JANEIRO - I was very impressed with the organization, safety and quality of the attraction. After the revitalization of the harbour bridge the area has received several attractions and is always full (especially holidays and weekends). Parking on site makes it easy, but it is quite expensive (R$ 70,00 if you do not present the ticket and R$ 45,00 with the AquaRio ticket). Outside this the aquarium itself is amazing and very nice for all ages, but of course children are the most excited. It has snack options and souvenir shop, as well as themed photos.
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Written 4 August 2024
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Oi, Maladebordoporai.
Tudo bem?
Agradecemos por ter dedicado um tempo para nos avaliar.
Esperamos ter a oportunidade de receber você novamente. 😉💙
Atenciosamente,
Equipe de relacionamento do AquaRio
Written 4 August 2024
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Quest02104234077
Santos, SP2 contributions
Feb 2024 • Couples
The place is very spacious and accessible. To enter, you need to go up a ramp or take the elevator, as the visit starts from top to bottom.
There are several species, especially the sharks that are in the largest tank, where you go through a tunnel and the colorful fish are also beautiful.
There are little shops inside selling souvenirs, prices are a little high.
Although I enjoyed the experience, I think the ticket could be cheaper.
There are several species, especially the sharks that are in the largest tank, where you go through a tunnel and the colorful fish are also beautiful.
There are little shops inside selling souvenirs, prices are a little high.
Although I enjoyed the experience, I think the ticket could be cheaper.
Written 6 March 2024
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Olá! Tudo bem?
Agradecemos muito pela sua avaliação.
Sua satisfação é a nossa maior recompensa!
Estamos ansiosos para recebê-lo(a) novamente em breve.
Atenciosamente,
Equipe de Relacionamento do AquaRio.
Written 7 March 2024
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Como fazer uma autorização de uso do ingresso assinada pelo titular da compra?
Written 11 July 2023
Não é necessário imprimir.Basta apresentar o Qrcode
Written 19 January 2023
Posso colocar peixes guppys ou cardinal em aquário que tem ampularias, camarões e caracoes?
Written 31 December 2022
Comprei o ingresso antecipado para as 10h, consigo entrar mesmo se chegar atrasada?
Written 7 September 2022
Vc comprou ingresso individual ou grupo de duas ou mais pessoas? O seu ingresso dá direito a visitar o Cristo Redentor? Chegar atrasado não deve ser problema. Problema é não comparecer na data agendada.
Written 8 September 2022
Não vi ninguém revistando bolsas. Além da lanchonete com mesas na entrada, também há pontos de venda de lanches ao longo do percurso onde se pode comer a vontade inclusive lanches levados nas bolsas.
Written 25 June 2022
Bom dia!! Moro em Itaguaí Rj, e quero saber como faço pra ir pro Aquario e Bioparque? Acho que eu tenho que pegar a Van de Itaguaí para a Central. Mas depois não sei qual veículo pegar para ir no Aquario e no Bioparque, alguém pode me explicar por favor?!
Written 17 June 2022
Na Central você consegue o Vlt para o Aquário e o Metrô para o Bioparque, saltando na Estação Sao Cristóvão. O que precisa definir é o roteiro que vc pretende fazer. Eu começaria pelo Aquário com o VLT e terminaria com o Bioparque, onde você pode almoçar também
Written 18 June 2022
é necessário levar os ingressos impressos ou pode apresentar no celular?
Written 12 February 2022
Quem compra meia para criança tem que apresentar qual documento?
Written 2 January 2022
Carteira de identidade. No site tem todos os critérios, inclusive um combo com o Corcovado.
Written 3 January 2022
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