Customer Reviews

Lonely Planet Rio de Janeiro (Lonely Planet Rio de Janerio)

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I purchased this book to take with me on an 8-day trip to Rio. It was very helpful in deciding where go and the maps were particularly helpful. I definitely recommend it to anyone going to Rio!

I was really impressed with the LP guide for Rio de Janeiro. The book itself is pretty comprehensive, and it definitely shows that author spent time not only exploring the city but the nightlife as well.

I'm the type of traveler who will have two books on a city with me. I used the Top 10 Rio de Janeiro (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE) as a book for an overview of the city, and then use this book for figuring out dinner and nightlife recommendations.

If you're going to be spending more than a week in Rio, this is a fantastic resource to get started with.

I love Lonely Planet books. It's really the only thing I trust when it comes to traveling. I used this book to navigate my way around Rio last month and I was very happy to have it. The only thing it did not help with was navigating public transit. You'll have to find a friendly local to help you with that! Although while on the bus we were able to follow the maps in the book pretty well to know where we were.

This book will surely give you comprehensive information on Rio, perhaps more meticulous than others on night life. Maps are very good.

This book was far from great! It left me wanting more in every category I was interested in. The main, major attractions in Rio are covered by 1-2 paragraphs each. Not enough. Considering this whole book is dedicated to Rio, I thought it would be much more detailed and in-depth. I was wrong.

This book was such a FIND! I was so thrilled that I picked this book up before heading down. I'm familiar with Rio and could get around with no issue, but this book so greatly enhanced my trip. The author had SO many awesome restaurants and tips and bars and clubs. I saw Rio in a totally different light. Awesome!

Whatever happened to updating guides and having those updated versions available for sale? This one is outdated, many of the hotels / restaurants / clubs / bars described don't exist anymore! Don't bother with the book - rather go download the updated e-version off the Lonely Planet website.

I found a lot of good information on places to go within Rio. I recommend using a combination of this book and taxis to do your sightseeing instead of hopping a tour bus.