About the Author

Madson, the author of My Rio Travel Guide

Madson Araújo Profile:

  • Professional tour guide in Rio de Janeiro, having conducted over 1200 private tours to solo travellers, couples, families, and small groups of friends.
  • Has travelled extensively over 25 countries, having lived in Venezuela, France, Italy, Denmark and Sweden.
  • Brazilian national, in his late 30′s, speaks fluently English, French, Spanish, Italian as well as his mother tongue Portuguese.

See below Madson with some of the 1200 past clients from 35 different nationalities. See nationality at the bottom of the photo.

____________________________________________________From Bosnia____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Canada___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Italy______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From France____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Greece____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From USA______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Singapore_________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Germany__________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Egipt_____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Australia__________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Switzerland_______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Israel_____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Lebanon__________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Belgium___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Peru______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From UK_______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Norway___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Japan_____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Holland___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From China_____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Bulgaria___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From South Africa_______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Senegal___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From India______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Russia____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Chile______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Poland____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Philippines________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Ireland & UK_______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Lithuania__________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Puerto Rico_______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Sweden__________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Argentina_________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Colombia__________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________From Spain_____________________________________________________

While working as a Rio de Janeiro Guide, Madson has been in the following media:

  • Has been listed in reputable travel guides such as Lonely Planet, Footprint and Petit Futé (French).
  • Has been interwiewed live on BBC Radio
  • Has been quoted in National Geographic article
  • Has featured on French National TV French France 3

See photos, videos and extracts of Madson in the media here