Rio de Janeiro - The Delaplaine 2017 Long Weekend Guide: Long Weekend Guides

By Andrew Delaplaine

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Rio de Janeiro. Updated throughout the year, this concise guide will save you time and money.
 

“We approached Rio with a little trepidation. You read such scary things in the news. But we followed the advice in this book and everything went off without a hitch.” –Fred L., Orangeburg, S.C.

“We can’t wait to go back.” –Dennis K., San Bernardino

“The Delaplaine guide books ‘cut to the chase.’ You get what you need and don’t get what you don’t.” –Wilma K., Seattle

=LODGINGS, from budget to deluxe


= RESTAURANTS, from the finest the area has to offer ranging down to the cheapest (with the highest quality). More than sufficient listings to make your Long Weekend memorable.

=PRINCIPAL ATTRACTIONS -- don't waste your precious time on the lesser ones. We've done all the work for you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gramercy Park Press
• Release date: Sep 19, 2016
• ISBN: 9781533715395

Andrew Delaplaine

Delaplaine lives on South Beach, Miami’s Billion Dollar Sandbar. He writes in widely varied fields: screenplays, novels (adult and juvenile) and journalism. He also has a series of Long Weekend Guides covering some 50 cities around the world. Email: [e-mail] He writes several series: The “JACK HOUSTON ST. CLAIR” political thriller novels. “THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES IV,” a series of novels starring the great-great-grandson of the famous consulting detective. “THE ANNALS OF SANTOPIA” series, an epic that follows a Santa born in 1900 through to his death 82 years later. The AMOS FREEMAN police thrillers. Other novels: “The Trap Door” follows a boy who is taken back in time to 1594 and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. “The Meter Maid Murders,” a comic look at a detective trying to nab a serial killer on South Beach who only murders meter maids. Has written and directed three features (one doc, two narrative features), as well as several short films and won several awards for his film work. (See imdb.com for details).  His latest film, “Meeting Spencer,” starring Jeffrey Tambor, won the prestigious Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay.  DELAPLAINE’S “LONG WEEKEND” GUIDES These no-nonsense guides contain Delaplaine’s recommendations and advice for travelers visiting these places for 3 or 4 days. As "The Food Enthusiast," he writes a series of restaurants guides, updated annually. He has no hobbies.

Book preview

RIO DE

JANEIRO

The Delaplaine

2017

Long Weekend Guide

Andrew Delaplaine

NO BUSINESS HAS PAID A SINGLE PENNY OR GIVEN ANYTHING TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK.

A list of the author’s other travel guides, as well as his political thrillers and titles for children, can be found at the end of this book.

Senior Editors - Renee & Sophie Delaplaine

Senior Writer - James Cubby

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Chapter 1 – WHY RIO?

Chapter 2 – GETTING ABOUT

Chapter 3 – WHERE TO STAY

Chapter 4 – WHERE TO EAT

Chapter 5 – NIGHTLIFE

Chapter 6 – WHAT TO SEE & DO

Chapter 7 –  SHOPPING & SERVICES

Other Books by the Author

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Chapter 1 –

WHY RIO?

Rio is a vast city, with so much variety that you could spend a lifetime exploring it and still not have discovered all its wonders. 

Until recently, Rio has had an image (justified) as being a very dangerous place to visit. But with the impending arrival of the Olympics (2016) and the World Cup (2014), the natives (called Cariocas) have worked hard to clean up their act. Gangs have been forced to move further inland away from popular spots closer to the beaches and the murder rate has plummeted.

VISA

You will need a visa to go to Brazil. $180 good for 10 years. It’s worth it. You’ll be going back if you go once and have a few Capirinhas. And find out why they call it Cidade Maravilhosa.

HISTORY

On January 1st, 1502 a Portuguese ship under the command of Gaspar de Lemos  first arrived in Guanabara Bay, thus giving the place the name of "January