Rio de Janeiro

by Regis St. Louis

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Rio de Janeiro is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Stroll barefoot on Ipanema beach, take in the view from Pao de Acucar (Sugarloaf), or shake your hips at an old-fashioned samba club; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Rio de Janeiro and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet's Rio de Janeiro Travel Guide:



Full-color maps and images throughout

Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests

Insider tips save you time and money, and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices

Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including music, sports, history, architecture, cinema, cuisine, and Carnaval celebrations.

Free, convenient pull-out sheet-map (included in print version), plus over 27 color maps

Useful features - including Walking Tours, Month by Month (annual festival calendar), and a Carnaval planning chapter.

Coverage of Ipanema, Leblon, Copacabana, Leme, Gavea, Jardim Botanico, Lagoa, Botofogo, Urca, Flamengo, Centro, Cinelandia, Santa Teresa, Lapa, Zone Norte, Barra da Tijuca and more.
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Rio de Janeiro, our most comprehensive guide to Rio de Janeiro, is perfect for those planning to both explore the top sights and take the road less traveled.

Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Brazil guide for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Regis St Louis.

About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveler community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travelers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

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Genres: Travel, Brazil, Guidebook, Reference, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 1995

About the author

Regis St Louis has contributed to more than one hundred Lonely Planet titles, covering destinations on six continents. He currently lives in New Orleans, USA.

Reviews

[Marko Mravunac · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cidade Maravilhosa, já estou a planejar quando vou regressar (mesmo que ainda esteja aqui) :)

[Geko Hostel Pousada Paraty · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is great for some general ideas about how to get around, but the smaller places near Rio are not quite right. For example, our little Paraty is being portrayed as only a historic town, when there's a whole other world around it that has much to offer. We invite you to visit http://www.infoparaty.com or http://www.gekohostel.com/pt/Paraty-i... for more information about Paraty.

[Jenika Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

An optimal guide to use when in Rio de Janeiro. There are even activities and places listed there to go for free

[Natalie Lamb · Rating 5 out of 5]

A helpful guide specifically for Rio but published in 2019 so some info might be outdated.

[Nicola Byrne · Rating 3 out of 5]

My fault, but this is dated 2019 so quite a bit is out of date.

Also to note that in Rio, Bar Urca is not that great at all. Quite a walk, abit of a dirty place but food was OK of sorts. Personally I wouldn't bother with it for the time it took us to walk there.

The book does not highlight Uber but a few more local taxi options. Personally I would stick with Uber, it never let us down at all and you can hire the bikes through Uber as long as you upload your passport to the site.

[Alejandra Muñoz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy buena información, dividida por actividades y barrios, además de conocimientos útiles. Siempre es un placer leer una guía Lonely Planet por la certeza de los datos y la agilidad del discurso.

[Steve Clark]

Edition: 3rd Revised edition