Read below the top three recommendations for tourists travelling to Rio de Janeiro. Obviously there are many other important recommendations, and what is important for some tourists may not be important to others.
Recommendation # 1
If you are a mid-range traveler (or on a budget) prepare your finances.
Rio de Janeiro is the second most expensive city in South America, and as the number on tourists increase towards 2016 (and beyond), it may become the most expensive city in the region in the near future.
Prepare your budget with enough margin to spend more than planned. Hotels with decent service, facilities, and location are expensive. Dinning out at a nice restaurant is expensive. Admission fees to Corcovado and Sugar Loaf are expensive. As a matter of fact, prices in Rio de Janeiro are equivalent of (and higher than) any major city in Europe or in the United States of America.
However, it is still totally possible to have a great time without blowing out your budget. Get a copy of the updated My Rio Travel Guide to learn which hotels, restaurants, and tours are great value for your money.
Recommendation # 2
Stay at least three days in the city.
Consider letting Rio de Janeiro for the last days of your vacation to chill out, enjoy the hotel roof-top swimming pool, get a tan on Copacabana or Ipanema Beach, to feel the city.
Some tourists travelling to Brazil end up allocating very little time to Rio, and regret. Take your time in the city, and you will not regret.
Recommendation # 3
Choose a hotel on a beach area.
The most convenient neighborhoods for tourists to stay in Rio are Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Arpoador, and Leme. Whatever accommodation you choose in these districts — self-catering furnished apartment, hotel, B & B, or hostel — you will be at walking distance to the beach, eating and drinking places, buses, taxi stands, all the facilities and accesses that tourists usually need day and night.
Take into account that these areas are inhabited mainly by locals, although most tourists choose a hotel there because is prime land, safe, and convenient.
There are many other important recommendations that will be useful for any tourist when visiting Rio de Janeiro. Get your copy of My Rio Travel Guide and read all the recommendations right away.
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