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Covering areas along the legendary Brazilian city’s coast as well as its interior, this exceptional travel guide is ideal for any traveler navigating through Rio de Janeiro’s city streets, beach destinations, and mountain retreats. With authoritative advice on hotels, restaurants, beaches, and nightlife, this handbook leads travelers to the most popular spots, both on and off the beaten path. Detailed locations include the Copacabana neighborhood, the tourist sites of Corcovado and Sugarloaf, the mountains of Petrópolis and Teresópolis, the posh beach resort of Búzios, and the colonial town of Paraty.
Travel journalist Runge, Rum & Reggae 's (R&R) most prolific author, and freelance reporter Logan have produced the latest in this series, continuing the transition from its popular Caribbean-focused books to more exotic South American locations. Half of the book addresses essential information and traditional activities for the city of Rio de Janeiro. The remaining half highlights other cities in the state of Rio de Janeiro: Buzios, Paraty, Petrópolis, and Teresópolis, as well as Ilha Grande and Itatiaia. The authors provide very useful tips on where to stay, where and what to eat, and what to do, including nightlife suggestions for gays, lesbians, and simpatizantes (friends) and recognizing drug culture. This all-inclusive approach speaks well of R&R publications, which strive to appeal to the more sophisticated and independent-thinking traveler. Special features of note here are the easy-to-absorb "key facts" sections and an essential Portuguese language survival guide. The publisher's unique touristo scale, using from one to ten Edvard Munch screaming heads as rating symbols, is a bit bizarre (e.g., more heads means more swarmed by tourists), but, all in all, the book is a winning complement to traditional travel guides. Recommended for both public and academic libraries.-Richard A. Dickey, Washington, DC
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Covering areas along the legendary Brazilian city’s coast as well as its interior, this exceptional travel guide is ideal for any traveler navigating through Rio de Janeiro’s city streets, beach destinations, and mountain retreats. With authoritative advice on hotels, restaurants, beaches, and nightlife, this handbook leads travelers to the most popular spots, both on and off the beaten path. Detailed locations include the Copacabana neighborhood, the tourist sites of Corcovado and Sugarloaf, the mountains of ...