Fodor's Pocket Rio de Janeiro, 1st edition: The Best of the City (Pocket Guides) [Paperback]

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Series: Pocket Guides | Publication Date: March 14, 2000

Fodor's Pocket Rio de Janeiro
"An excellent choice for people who want everything under one cover." -- Washington Post

"Splendidly compact yet infinitely helpful...admirably concise without losing one ounce of relevant coverage..." -- Booklist

Pocket Guides are designed for travelers who want the highlights. They contain full, rich descriptions of the best a city has to offer -- the most worthy sights, the best restaurants and lodgings in all price ranges, plus shopping, nightlife, and outdoors highlights.

All the must-see sights and essential activitiesThe key landmarks, from the beaches and Pão d'A#231;úcar to the lush inland and CorcovadoThe most interesting boutiques and markets with designer tangas, jewelry, and art -- both folk and fineWhere to samba 'til sunriseHow to plan your New Year's or Carnaval revelryThe best dining and lodging in every price rangeBeachfront high-rises and grand old hotels in town, colonial pousadas and seaside hideaways just outsideElegant dining rooms and feijoada restaurants, bustling cafés and churrascariasPlus 10 pages of maps

Excerpted from Fodor's Brazil

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Fodor's Pocket Rio de Janeiro
"An excellent choice for people who want everything under one cover." -- Washington Post

"Splendidly compact yet infinitely helpful...admirably concise without losing one ounce of relevant coverage..." -- Booklist

Pocket Guides are designed for travelers who want the highlights. They contain full, rich descriptions of the best a city has to offer -- the most worthy sights, the best restaurants and lodgings in all price ranges, plus shopping, nightlife, and outdoors highlights.

All the must-see sights and essential activitiesThe key landmarks, from the beaches and Pão d'A#231;úcar to the lush inland and CorcovadoThe most interesting boutiques and markets with designer tangas, jewelry, and art -- both folk and fineWhere to samba 'til sunriseHow to plan your New Year's or Carnaval revelryThe best dining and lodging in every price rangeBeachfront high-rises and grand old hotels in town, colonial pousadas and seaside hideaways just outsideElegant dining rooms and feijoada restaurants, bustling cafés and churrascariasPlus 10 pages of maps

Excerpted from Fodor's Brazil

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's (March 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679004718
• ISBN-13: 978-0679004714
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,091,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)