Before planning a trip to Rio de Janeiro, you should definitely get as much as travel information as possible. Due to the size of Rio, the amount of things to do and places to visit, it is of paramount importance that you learn as much as you can before travelling to Brazil. Basically, you have four sources of travel information on Rio de Janeiro: Travel Agencies Travel agencies are in general a good source of information, especially those based in…read more
The tourist safety in Rio de Janeiro is 99,99% in the tourist’s own hands. But first things first, Rio de Janeiro is not as unsafe for tourists as it used to be. Rio is much safer lately and will probably be even safer in 2012, 2013, 2014, and the following years. However, if you are planning to travel to Rio de Janeiro as a tourist and are worried about about your safety, read the top 5 tips and advice below:…read more
There are five tourist information offices in Rio de Janeiro. Two centers in Copacabana, one information board (the headquarter) in Downtown (Centro), one at Rodoviaria Novo Rio (intercity bus terminal) and another office at GIG (Rio de Janeiro International Airport). Note that the opening days and hours vary from one to another. See below the addresses of tourist information boards in Rio. Copacabana Tourist Information Centers Address: Avenida Princesa Isabel, 183 Opening hours: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., weekdays (except holidays) Address:…read more
The best Rio de Janeiro travel guide is all you need to plan your vacation to the most exciting city in Brazil. Beware that the best travel guide is not necessary the most famous, but the one that offers reliable, precise and updated travel information on Rio de Janeiro. First things first, you can not buy a paperback travel guide and expect that the information is completely updated. Not even if you buy the Rio de Janeiro travel guide that…read more
There are many non-touristy things to do in Rio de Janeiro. Regrettably, most tourists miss those things and end up doing what the majority does: touring the famous attractions and then proceeding to another city in Brazil, another country in Latin America, or back home. That’s a pity because Rio de Janeiro is one of the nicest cities to be on vacation in Latin America, precisely because there is plenty of non-touristy things to do. However, either because of unnecessary fear to…read more
Planning to visit Brazil soon? Then, you should consider getting a visitor guide to Rio de Janeiro, the most visited city in the country. Rio de Janeiro has a lot to offer to the first time visitor. However, without an insider’s guide, most visitors limit themselves to visit the classics: Sugar Loaf, Copacabana Beach, and Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado Mountain. But Rio has not only that to enchant its visitors. On the contrary, you can easily spend a full…read more
A tourist guide to Rio de Janeiro is a must when travelling to Brazil. Rio is a big city, with lots of things to see and do, and assuming that you will have only a few days to visit Rio, you will definitely need in-depth travel information not to miss any tourist (or non-touristy) attraction that matters. Hey, wait a second? Are you looking for a tourist guide (book, travel information), or a tourist guide (local person) to show you Rio…read more
Some tourists when visiting Rio de Janeiro are undecided on where to go seeing the sunset: from Sugar Loaf or from Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Mountain? Sunset at Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro Without a doubt, Sugar Loaf Hill is the place to see the sunset in Rio de Janeiro. One of the advantages of Sugar Loaf is that you have a bird’s eye view at 396 meters (1298 feet) above sea level, from the entrance of Guanabara Bay. The highlights…read more
You can get Rio de Janeiro travel guide books online and have instant access to detailed itineraries of self-guided sightseeing tours as well as practical and updated how-to visit information on SugarLoaf Hill and Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Mountain. Here are the top 3 Rio de Janeiro guide books worth reading: My Rio Travel Guidebook – This is one of the best guide books to Rio de Janeiro; covers everything you need to know before travelling to Rio de…read more
Open top bus tours have be in and out of operation in the last few years in Rio de Janeiro. In fact, such double-decker open-air buses strangely stay in operation only for a few weeks or so at a time. For a variety of reasons, these sightseeing hop on hop off bus always go out of operation after a while. It might surprise you that there is no regular fleet of open top bus tours in Rio de Janeiro. In fact, it would…read more