Let's Go Brazil 1st Edition [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Let's Go: Brazil | Publication Date: December 1, 2003

The Resource for the Independent Traveler

For over forty years Let's Go Travel Guides have brought budget-savvy travelers closer to the world and its diverse cultures by providing the most up-to-date information.

Includes:

· Entries at all price levels for lodging, food, attractions, and more
· Must-have tips for planning your trip, getting around, and staying safe
· Everything you need to know about Carnaval in Rio, Salvador, and Olinda
· In-depth coverage of politics, race issues, and environmental concerns
· Opportunities for studying and volunteering in Brazil
· Detailed maps of cities, towns, and the outdoors

Featuring not-to-be-missed Experiences

Cultural Connections: Play futebol with the best along the ocean in Rio

Inside Scoops & Hidden Deals: Wander the 42 breathtaking beaches of Ilha de Santa Catarina

Off the Beaten Path: Dune buggy from Natal to Fortaleza along the Northeast Coast


Get advice, read up, and book tickets at www.letsgo.com

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The granddaddy of budget guides"
--The New York Times

"Guides that penetrate the veneer of holiday brochures and mine the grit of real life"
--The Economist

About the Author

All the information in the Let's Go series is researched and kept up to date by a team of nearly 200 Harvard-Radcliffe students. They travel like any other budget traveller, without expense accounts or free meals or hotel rooms, and all have first-hand knowledge of how to see the world on the cheap. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Let's Go Publications (December 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312320043
• ISBN-13: 978-0312320041
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,761,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars easy to read, December 30, 2004

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C. Ho "skatentrek" (Fairfax VA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Go Brazil 1st Edition (Paperback)

I bought this book for my short trip to Brazil: Rio and Iguaçu in Dec 04. I had purchased other travel books from lonely planet, rough guide, etc. I think Let's Go guides are easier to read for someone from US (no strange UK terms :). Back to Brazil book, all the basic information is well organized and concise. For people who likes more details and less traveled spots, this book will not be good enough, although I find that one can always talk to people at the hotel or hostel to get more precise info. Also maps are small and not very detailed.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars *sigh*, November 22, 2005

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Henrique Bente (Porto Alegre, RS Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Go Brazil 1st Edition (Paperback)

Hey, I am Brazilian. Brazilian guidebooks on Brazil are lousy and package-tourist-who-hires-expensive-cars-oriented. So, I gave Let's Go a try - I used many of Let's Go guidebooks before.

To say it shortly: rubbish. I come from Porto Alegre, a dull Southern city, with no beaches at all. Let's Go, nevertheless, calls it "beachside beauty". If I had used its maps to find my way, I would be lost in my own city and reappear in the seediest and dodgiest parts of it.

Don't buy it.

2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good recommendations - but not much info, January 26, 2007

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Halcyon (Heart of the Magnolia State) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Let's Go Brazil 1st Edition (Paperback)

I just returned from a four week trip around Brazil. I took this guide and the Moon Handbook of Brazil.

This book gave pretty good restaurant recommendations. The hotels that were recommended were mainly for budget/student travelers, so we didn't use them much. The maps were good, thank goodness! However, the book didn't give much background information on the history or culture of the country. It was also lacking information on the northeast coast, which is where we spent most of our time.

If you're looking for a real budget guide, this may be the book for you. I found it to be rather incomplete though.