Here are a few Rio Travel Tips that you should consider following before travelling to the most fantastic city in Brazil. As a matter of fact, there are dozens of tips that are worth reading. To get a full updated list in one single spot, get your copy of My Rio Travel Guide, the most useful, reliable, and updated travel guide to Rio de Janeiro. Tips before travelling to Rio Tip # 1 – Allocate three to five (or more)…read more
Without a doubt Rio de Janeiro is a steak-oriented city. In fact, so is Brazil in general. However, there are excellent fish and seafood dishes that are part of the local culinary, and are very popular among locals. Bear in mind that elaborated fish dishes such as Moqueca are not an every day choice as Cariocas (natives of Rio de Janeiro) prefer on a daily basis the combination of rice and beans accompanied with some sort of animal protein [chiken/steak/porc/fish]…read more
Rio de Janeiro is a huge city (second largest in Brazil), with 6.3 million inhabitants. Evidently, there are safest and best areas to hang around whether you are a tourist or a Carioca (native of Rio). Without a doubt the safest area to stay or take a stroll in Rio de Janeiro is on the beach coast, especially neighborhoods such as Urca, Leme, Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, and Barra da Tijuca. Urca has no hotel, but the others districts have several…read more
It is safe to take a legal yellow taxi from Rio de Janeiro airport. However, yellow taxis from airport partner companies (cooperatives) are safer than yellow taxis from any driver just outside the airport terminal. Not that all taxi drivers outside the airport are dishonest, but some may be so. To be on the safe side, take a taxi from a taxi company with a booth inside the airport. Note about safety: Rio de Janeiro in general is way safer…read more
Taking a walk of the historical and colonial Rio de Janeiro Downtown is perfectly feasible — you can do a walking tour by yourself as long as you have a detailed map with a suggested route (you can find such a map of Rio Downtown in My Rio Travel Guide, THE guidebook to Rio de Janeiro). Beware that you may end up at an unsafe area if you explore Downtown (Centro) randomly on foot without a suggested route. Rio Downtown…read more
Visiting the historical Rio de Janeiro is a must when travelling to Brazil as it gathers several colonial buildings that are part of the history of the city and the country. The Rio Downtown (called ‘Centro’ in Brazilian Portuguese) impresses visitors especially because it combines the old and the modern, since it is also the business district with hundreds of office buildings. Rio de Janeiro Downtown is a must-visit. When visiting Rio, you should allocate time to at least have…read more
You can explore Rio de Janeiro by planning your own self-guided day tours. All you need is a good tour plan, an up-to-date itinerary for you to follow. That’s why I wrote My Rio Travel Guide, a comprehensive travel guide to Rio de Janeiro, with an entire chapter dedicated to the independent traveler, who wants to visit Rio his way. I have conducted more than 1,500 guided day tours in Rio de Janeiro. As a result, I have created an…read more
Rio de Janeiro has 6.3 million inhabitants. Evidently, as a visitor, you will need several travel recommendations before landing in the most fantastic city in Brazil. Your ideal source of information should be from an insider, and above all, up-to-date. Fortunately, you have come across the right person — I live in Rio de Janeiro, and have worked as a local tour guide since 2004. As a result, I have guided and advised literally thousands of travelers in Rio de…read more
You will understand the taxi system in Rio de Janeiro by reading chapter two of My Rio Travel Guide, the most updated travel guidebook to Rio de Janeiro. This important chapter of the e-book answers questions such as how easy is to take a taxi, what taxi to take (in the city, at the airport, and at the cruise port), how to save on taxi fare, drivers reliability, tipping, and more (such as a phrase guide to communicate with taxi…read more
It is perfectly feasible to visit Rio de Janeiro on a day. For example, on a full day tour of Rio — from early morning until evening — you can visit all the classic attractions of Brazil’s most popular and exciting destination, especially if you have in your hands a copy of My Rio Travel Guide, which presents a step-by-step, updated and easy to follow itinerary. Bear in mind though that the ideal stay time in Rio de Janeiro is…read more