The Rough Guide to Brazil 6 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

by Dilwyn Jenkins (Author), David Cleary (Author), Oliver Marshall (Author), Rough Guides (Author) "Unless you are entering Brazil overland from a neighbouring South American country, you'll almost certainly arrive by air..." (more)
Key Phrases: Praça da República, Praça da Independência, Praça Osório, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Rio Branco (more...)

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Maintains the high standards established by the Rough Guide series. -- British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, October 1995 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

The Rough Guide to Brazil is the most comprehensive and detailed guide to the largest country in South America. Filled with entertaining indepth accounts of all the major cities and towns, as well as the best beaches, jungle tours, and hiking trips. A full colour introduction gives an immediate flavour of the vibrant country with striking photographs of the country''s many attractions and activities, from joining the parades at the Rio Carnival to taking a boat trip up the Amazon. There is informative background on everything from Brazilian art to the most infamous favelas (shanty towns) giving the reader a sound context to help understand the country they are visiting. Practical advice on getting around is supported by over 70 maps and plans and extensive listings sections giving insightful reviews into accommodation, restaurants and bars for every budget.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 864 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 6th edition (December 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843536595
• ISBN-13: 978-1843536598
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #747,486 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Take Any Other Guide Book, November 4, 2002

By	david harada (The San Francisco Bay Area. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Rough Guide to Brazil, 4th Edition (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

Just returned from my second six week trip to Brazil. I own practically every guide book on the country and foolishly brought along this one. The information in the latest edition seems not to have been updated for a couple of years and I wasted a good amount of taxi fares or time walking to recommended places that were no longer in business. Even in the major cities, English isn't often spoken by the people outside of the tourism infrastructure. This can be frustrating without some preparation. Fortunately, I speak Portuguese and found many of the best restaurants etc. from the local people or through the particular city tourism authority. Another thing that I didn't like about the "Rough Guide" is that it doesn't include locations of internet cafes like other guidebooks do. For the price of the book, I give this particular Brazil edition one star.
Take my advice and take any other guide book with you or you'll truly have a "Rough" time with this "Rough Guide".

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, August 5, 2001

By	Edmond Paulussen (Weelde Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rough Guide to Brazil, 4th Edition (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I am a Rough Guide aficionado but I'm disappointed by this book. I have the 4th updated edition (December 2000) but to me it seems as though this is a rather messy update, especially on the part of accommodation. Places that have moved 5 years ago (according to the owner) are in the book still at the old location. Or a pousada that is described as `charming place build right on the riverbank' has almost all of its windows broken and must have been closed for years. On the other hand a lot of nice budget options are not in the book while others that are in the book have been closed. And the thing that bothers me the most is that in several occasions addresses of tourist information offices are wrong. Fortunately for the editors the `things to see and do' doesn't change to much over the years so they don't have to update this.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete at best, May 20, 2003

By	Timothy J. Joko-Veltman "Tim" (Brasilia, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rough Guide to Brazil, 4th Edition (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

Just to be upfront about everything, this review is based on the 3rd edition of this book. But based on that book, I won't buy this one.

Here's just 2 reasons why:

1) The basic introductions to the each area/city are a great idea, but I couldn't seem to find one that ever made the place sound interesting. I live in Brasília, and granted it hasn't got the excitement of Rio, but it's much more interesting than they make it sound, and Natal, despite having the second cleanest air in the world sounds like a drag.

2) The information is incomplete and rather superficial. The section on Pirenópolis, a great little spot in Goiás, for example, has no mention of the dozen or so waterfalls (with guided tours if you need them) in the area.

Perhaps the authors are just used to travelling in "1st World" countries, or maybe they know little or no Portuguese, or maybe it's something else altogether, but wherever they're coming from and whatever their experience, this book has ended up a somewhat depressing, and extremely rough guide that misses much of this enormous, gorgeous, and amazing country.