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Title: Lonely Planet Brazil (Lonely Planet Survival Guide) by Andrew Draffen, Chris McAsey, Leonardo Pinheiro, Robyn Jones ISBN: 0-86442-317-9 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.91 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An indispensable tool
Comment: As always, Lonely Planet provides thorough advice on the country, on do's and dont's. Don't go to Brazil without it ! This guide is particularly admirable for covering such a vast territory in a single book, and for offering, on top of usual information for visitors, a great deal of historical, social and political data which is interesting and easy-to-read for anyone. Indeed, at university I remember some people studied Latin American politics just by reading the politics section at the beginning of these LP guides.
Rating: 2
Summary: Superficial and doesn't cover 99% of the country!
Comment: I used the previous eddition of the LP guide while on an extended (5-month) trip in Brazil and halfway through the trip I gave it away because it was just cluttering up my backpack. It only covered the biggest cities, and even then, I thought Andrew Draffen to some very snobbish opinions about many places (Santos being one of them). One of the most interesting "off-the-beaten path" travels I made (w/out Lonely Planet) was from Lencois Maranhenses (Barreirinhas) overland to Tutoia, and then by boat past the Ilha do Caju to Piaui, and then to Camocim and on to Jericoacoara. Had I trusted the LP guide, this region of the coast would have remained a mystery. I eventually bought a copy of Guia 4 Rodas Brazil guide in Portuguese because the maps were amazingly accurate, and it had hotel and dining options for even the most obscure towns. I also visited Parintins (an island-city in the Amazon) in June for the largest Bumba-meu-boi festival in the world, and LP doesn't even mention the place! There are some newer, better books on the market that appear better... when travelling in Brazil trust the locals and avoid Lonely Planet!
Rating: 4
Summary: Missing some options here.
Comment: All right, out of the box, knowing nothing about Brazil, I'd toss five stars on it in a second. However, just got back from a honeymoon with wife, who is Brazilian, and we take exception to some things:
Fortaleza: Imperial Othon rooms are not 5-star, but the service and staff are. Make that known. Its location is ideal, but better rooms can be had at the Melia Confort (not a misspell).
Also, add Al Mare as an excellent dinner choice; right on the shoreline, superb food and service, and very cheap if you're used to paying $80 USD for this kind of meal.
Recife: hated it. Boa Viagem beach near Holiday Inn was so-so. The Holiday Inn had clueless staff, cheerfully unhelpful. Worst was Patio de São Pedro: don't go, don't even bother, unless your idea of fun happens to be a flea market in Newark. Some heads-up on dining: liked the Flaminggo (not a misspell) on Boa Viagem, but inexplicably had no soccer telecast for the sub-17 game against France; did not like Bargaço, which attempted to foist a classy veneer on sub-par dinner offerings, and the prices were disparate with the food as well.
Rio: fave city, but does any hotel staff know their city outside of Fortaleza? The Everest Rio is a decent 5-star hotel if you imagine it 10 years ago. At least they had 24-hr room service.
Prices do change, but the LP doesn't generally steer you wrong. A guide needs more updates, however, and the 5th edition was too long in coming for me to grant a fifth star. One final suggestion: my travel style is generally fearless but I like a good hotel and can pay for a good meal, so list some "non-backpacking" alternatives to places to stay and eat and see.
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Title: Say It in Portuguese (Brazilian) by Dover ISBN: 0486208095 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: June, 1955 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Brazilian Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Language Survival Kit) by Mark Balla, Mark Bella ISBN: 0864421761 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: May, 1993 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Brazil (Brazil, 5th Ed) by John Noble, Andrew Draffen, Robyn Jones, Chris McAsey, Leonardo Pinheiro ISBN: 1864501464 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Portuguese in 10 Minutes a Day by Kristine K. Kershul ISBN: 0944502377 Publisher: Bilingual Books Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Brazilians by Joseph A. Page ISBN: 0201441918 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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