Fodor's Brazil

by Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.

Book Overview

Fodor's. For Choice Travel Experiences. Fodor's helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you're at the helm, Fodor's offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It's like having a friend in Brazil -Updated annually, Fodor's Brazil provides the most accurate and up-to-date information...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400019664
• ISBN13: 9781400019663
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications
• Length: 587 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.2" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

4.5 stars... essential reading for a visit to Brazil

I recently have come back from a trip to Sao Paolo, Brazil, and in anticipation/preparation for that trip, I picked up this book. "Fodor's Brazil (2008 edition)" (587 pages) is an outstanding travel guide. It brings a great overview of the many practical details of visiting Brazil. Just as an example (and I'm probably proving my ignorance here), it wasn't until I read this book some months ago that I realized that I needed a tourist visa to enter the country (and what a detailed procedural process that turned out to be!). My visit was limited to Sao Paolo, and so I focused on the chapter dealing with Sao Paolo, along with the more general chapters. Now having returned from my trip, I cannot emphasize enough how much on point the 75 page Sao Paolo chapter was, and it really prepared me well for my trip, ranging from what things to be aware of, what things to see, etc. etc. I have no doubt that the other chapters are equally up to the task as well, even though of course I did not visit other places. In all, I readily recommend this travel guide to anyone who is planning to visit Brazil. I had a tremendous time in Sao Paolo, and hope to make it back to Brazil to visit other places (Rio, of course) and when I do, you can bet I will revisit this book. Highly recommended!

Decent for major tourist hubs

THIS IS A REVIEW FOR THE 2004 EDITION. THE OTHER REVIEWS HERE ARE FOR AN OLDER EDITION. I used this book for a trip in November 2004. The Fodor's guide was good for the major places I traveled to (Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Rio), but didn't cover the more obscure places in the south of Bahia or even some places close to Salvador. However, it was really nice to have this book to compliment (save me from using) the crappy Lonely Planet book all the time. At least I got a second opinion! The Rio coverage is pretty good and this was the most up-to-date book I used. Apart from the LP city guide to Rio. The Fodor's menu guide in the back of the book really came in handy. Ultimately, none of the guides to Brazil seem superb, so I recommend taking at least two and plenty of grains of salt.

To see the real Brazil - Written by those who know

What a great guide to this wonderful country - not just a listing of tourist trappings, rather a substantial guide to the real Brazil. If you're interested in going beyond the tours and hotels, you should use this guide.