Sao Paulo Guide (BRAZIL UNIBANCO TRAVEL GUIDE) [Paperback]

BEI Editora (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2007

The Sao Paulo Guide introduces travelers to the city's cultural and gastronomic diversity, in addition to various lodging options. A special team of collaborators, who have a common passion for South America's greatest city, lead the visitor through a plunge into Sao Paulo soul. The book also draws an overview of the historical monuments, the architecture and the arts in the city.
The Sao Paulo Guide is the fifth volume in the BRAZIL UNIBANCO GUIDES series - a collection that presents the country's best in terms of historical, cultural and natural heritage. It contains:
-Comprehensive descriptions of Sao Paulo's best attractions and destinations.
-Walking options in 40 districts.
-Around 600 descriptions of hotels, restaurants, bars, taverns, cafes, confectioners, nightclubs, show venues, and stores.
-The best tips for getting around, shopping and finding services.
-155 photographs and 39 maps and illustrations.

About the BRAZIL UNIBANCO GUIDES series:
The BRAZIL UNIBANCO GUIDES series is the only travel guide series to Brazil by Brazilians. It shares vivid and discerning descriptions of the best sights, hotels and restaurants, and offers comprehensive information on the country's historical, natural and cultural heritage. From the rhythms of Rio, that epicenter of celebration, to the verdant and life-sustaining vein of the Amazon, Brazil is a fertile, vast enchanting land. Special articles by prominent Brazilians and foreign professionals with expert knowledge of Brazil offer insights that will expand your understanding of this unique and varied country.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: BEI Editora (December 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8586518875
• ISBN-13: 978-8586518874
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,722,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good, August 21, 2010

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J. Martin "Jaimo" (Denver) - See all my reviews
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This guide is excellent with its information on various neighborhoods and what is there.
It is very complete and well written and is especially valuable because it is written by Brazilians.
The information is pretty much on formal side, high end hotels and shops, museums etc. Not
much real insider information and nothing about the nitty gritty of Sao Paulo. The biggest
drawback is that while there are great maps of each section of town there is absolutely nothing
to show how they all fit together and where they lie in relationship to each other. So you will
need another map or book to put all this good information together. This was certainly a
slip up on the part of the publishers. I don't know what they could have been thinking. But
on the whole it is much better than the books from the standard guide publishers.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best guidebook on Sao Paulo, January 21, 2010

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sm (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

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This guidebook produced in Brazil, but in English, is the most useful guidebook to this vast megalopolis. I used the 2007 edition in late 2009 and it was still very accurate.

The great strength of this guidebook is that it breaks the city down into districts or neighbourhoods with lots of small maps that enable you to actually find your way about. Each district is then discussed in terms of shopping, architecture, art, food and hotels, all of which are covered in great detail.

You will still need a bigger map to put the city together, but this is the best guidebook I've found on places to go and to see.

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1.0 out of 5 stars san paolo guide, April 24, 2011

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C. L. Rubin "avid reader" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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Hard to read. No good photos. Is it possible to return it? I have it for less that a month.