Brazil (Eyewitness Travel Guide) [Paperback]

Dilwyn Jenkins (Author), Shawn Blore (Author)

Book Description

Series: Eyewitness Travel Guide | Publication Date: November 8, 2007

Your holiday starts the moment you open the guide ...'The best guide available. Packed to the brim with colour photos, maps and essential information' - "Reader" review. From fantastic beaches and buzzing cities to the wild Amazon rainforest, discover this captivatingly diverse country with this essential guide. Use the 3D models and cutaways to party your way around Rio and explore colonial architecture in the Northeast cities of Salvador, Sao Luis and Olinda and party. Clue-up on the basics, from the capital of the Amazonas- Manaus to incomparable natural wonders including the inland semi-arid area of the sertao and the huge swampland of the Pantanal, full of alligators, birds and the occasional anaconda. And don't forget a visit to the futuristic city of Brasilia, a marvel of 1950s design. Enjoy the diverse flavours of Brazil with scenic walks and thematic festivals, with sights, beaches, markets and festivals listed town by town. This guide includes a comprehensive selection of hotels and restaurants and full-colour detailed maps that will ensure that your visit to this exotic country is one you'll never forget. Winner of the "Guardian & Observer" 'Best Guide Books' Award and "Wanderlust Magazine" Silver Award for 'Top Guidebook'.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (November 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405318007
• ISBN-13: 978-1405318006
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,365,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunately Lacking, March 17, 2009

By 

Cherille Berman "Maverick" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Brazil (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I am a big fan of Eyewitness Travel and buy there books for every place I go to visit. Most people familiar with the brand are aware of its upsides, great pictures, maps and recommendations of where to go.

Although this is a country guide, the majority of people that will visit South America will visit Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. These places are unfortunately lacking the usual eyewitness travel detail and do not break each city down into sections as most of their other books do, including the one for Argentina (which does a great job for Buenos Aires)

I had 5 days to spend in Sao Paulo, and found the book gave me very few indications of where to go aside from a list of sights. I did not get a good feeling like i had seen the city properly, rather had a piecemeal perspective of a few things to do for the first day or two and not much else for the remainder. I am disappointed because I am a huge fan of eyewitness's other books, but this one disappointed.

I am aware that this is a country guide, however it should still give extra attention to the locations the majority of people will visit.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Review, February 8, 2008

By 

Lucy (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brazil (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)

A beautiful, comprehensive overview of Brazil, but some maps are lacking in details. I always have liked "Eyewitness" for their wonderful maps ... however maps, especially for Rio de Janiero could be easier to use. This is a heavy book to carry traveling .... perhaps should have been published as two volumes?

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eyewitness is the BEST!, December 18, 2007

By 

Shell (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brazil (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I just picked this up at our local Costco. It was $18 there - but you never know if it will be in stock or not so I'd stick with Amazon. We are going to Brazil in August and will definitely take this with us. We've used several of the Eyewitness books in the past for our European travels and they've never let us down and have always been better than the other travel books that we've picked up along the way. The graphics are perfect, we love the blown up street maps of the popular tourist destinations, and they are filled with tons of helpful tips! Definitely a win-win situation for all!