Help re: Rio de Janeiro
 

I'm looking for any helpful advice from anyone who has been to Rio. Going there in June for 5 days on a whim, and don't know anything about it. Any info would help!

Chad, do a search on this website for Brazil only in latin America and you will find a wealth of info from the past previous months. Also check out website www.blameitonrio4travel.com. For hotels and click on Rio de Janiero and then click on single mans guide for info if you are going alone.

Hello Chad,<BR><BR>My name is Evelyn, I am german and frequently Brazil-traveller, just love this country too much!<BR>As my favourite city is Rio de Janeiro <BR>and have been there for ca. 8-9 times I sure could give you all the informations you would like to have, <BR>plus I have a very good friend there in Rio who could show you around a bit- if you want!<BR>Please, write me an E Mail and tell me a little more exactly what you would like to know, ...my E Mail is:<BR>[email protected]<BR><BR>Can give you infos about hotels/Pousadas, security, nightlife, must sees,transportation, beaches, samba-schools, restaurants, etc... plus could send you some maps from there via E Mail!<BR>Hope to hear from you soon!<BR><BR>Greetings<BR>Evelyn<BR>[email protected]

Hi Chad,<BR>I am carioca (person who was born in Rio de Janeiro) and always lived in Rio.<BR>In five days you can go to the turistic spots such as Corcovado and Sugar Loaf. If you are here on a Sunday go for a walk on the beach. The streets by the beaches are closed for the cars and people go biking, skating, jogging, etc. Still on sunday go to Feira Hippie in Ipanema, a very nice and cheap street market to buy some souvenirs .Go to a churrascaria (barbecue /all you can eat), a must-go for turists and cariocas as well. On Saturday, try the Caesars Park Hotel restaurant for lunch and have feijoada (very typical dish made of black beans - I love it). You can go shopping, the exchange rates are very attractive (US$ 1,00 = R$ 2,50). Evelyn seems to have a lot of good advices, from a real tourist perspective . Hope you like it and return many times!

Chad if you are American you need to have a Visa to go to Brazil.