Footprint Brazil Handbook

by Ben Box; Mick Day

• ISBN13: 9780658006531
• ISBN10: 0658006533
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: NTC Publishing Group

Summary

These brand-new or newly updated guides feature the authoritative and detailed coverage characteristic of all Footprint Handbooks. The authors are experts who have lived or worked in the countries they write about and will inspire readers to enjoy traveling as much as they do.
-- Hands down -- the most current and authoritative resource for maps and detailed travel information
-- Packed with up-to-date information, including highlights of virtually every town and site
-- Includes money-saving tips, advice on staying healthy, and anecdotes on local history, culture, customs, and etiquette

Table of Contents

A foot in the door	7	(10)
Essentials	17	(72)
Planning your trip	19	(18)
Before you travel	37	(7)
Getting there	44	(5)
Touching down	49	(7)
Where to stay	56	(3)
Getting around	59	(8)
Keeping in touch	67	(3)
Food and drink	70	(5)
Shopping	75	(1)
Holidays and festivals	75	(1)
Health	76	(9)
Further reading	85	(2)
Useful websites	87	(2)
Rio de Janeiro	89	(98)
Background	92	(2)
Rio de Janeiro	94	(1)
Ins and outs	94	(3)
History	97	(4)
Central Rio	101	(11)
South of the centre	112	(2)
Santa Teresa	114	(1)
Pao de Acucar and Corcovado	115	(5)
Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon	120	(4)
Leblon to Barra da Tijuca	124	(2)
Tijuca National Park	126	(1)
Western Rio	127	(1)
Paqueta Island	128	(1)
Sleeping	129	(3)
Eating	132	(3)
Bars and nightclubs	135	(2)
Entertainment	137	(1)
Festivals	138	(2)
Shopping	140	(2)
Sports	142	(4)
Transport	146	(1)
Directory	147	(5)
Niteroi	152	(2)
The Costa do Sol	154	(8)
Inland resorts	162	(8)
Towns in the Coffee Zone	170	(4)
West of Rio de Janeiro	174	(3)
The Costa Verde	177	(10)
Sao Paulo	187	(68)
Background	190	(4)
Sao Paulo	194	(1)
Ins and outs	194	(3)
History	197	(1)
Sights	198	(12)
Excursions	210	(2)
Essentials	212	(13)
The Coast	225	(5)
The Litoral Norte	230	(3)
Ilha de Sao Sebastiao	233	(4)
Ubatuba	237	(4)
The Litoral Sul	241	(5)
The Interior	246	(3)
The Northwest	249	(3)
The North	252	(1)
The West	253	(2)
Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo	255	(68)
Minas Gerais	258	(1)
Background	258	(3)
Belo Horizonte	261	(12)
Colonial Cities	273	(29)
Northern Minas Gerais	302	(3)
Southern Minas Gerais	305	(1)
Juiz de Fora	305	(4)
Towns and spas of Southwestern Minas	309	(5)
Western Minas Gerais	314	(1)
Espirito Santo	315	(1)
Vitoria	316	(3)
South of Vitoria	319	(2)
North of Vitoria	321	(2)
Iguacu Falls and the South	323	(84)
Parana	326	(1)
Curitiba	326	(10)
Curitiba to Paranagua	336	(5)
Northwest Parana	341	(1)
Iguacu Falls	342	(18)
Santa Catarina	360	(1)
Florianopolis	361	(8)
North of Florianopolis	369	(10)
South of Florianopolis	379	(3)
Rio Grande do Sul	382	(2)
Porto Alegre	384	(10)
The Serra Gaucha	394	(4)
South of Porto Alegre	398	(3)
Western Rio Grande do Sul	401	(4)
Coastal route to Uruguay	405	(2)
Bahia	407	(66)
Background	410	(1)
Salvador	410	(28)
Islands in the bay	438	(3)
The Reconcavo	441	(3)
The Chapada Diamantina	444	(4)
The Southern Coast	448	(16)
The Northern Coast	464	(3)
The Sertao	467	(6)
Recife and the Northeast Coast	473	(56)
Sergipe	476	(1)
Aracaju	476	(4)
Alagoas	480	(1)
Maceio	481	(8)
Pernambuco	489	(1)
Recife	490	(13)
Olinda	503	(6)
West of Recife	509	(6)
Fernando de Noronha	515	(2)
Paraiba	517	(1)
Joao Pessoa	517	(7)
The Paraiba Coast	524	(1)
The Sertao	525	(1)
Campina Grande	525	(4)
Fortaleza and the North Coast	529	(64)
Rio Grande do Norte	532	(1)
Natal	532	(6)
The Southern Coast	538	(3)
The Northern Coast	541	(1)
Mossoro	542	(3)
The Sertao	545	(1)
Ceara	546	(1)
Fortaleza	547	(10)
The Eastern Coast	557	(5)
The Western Coast	562	(3)
Jericoacoara	565	(2)
The Sertao	567	(2)
Juazeiro do Norte	569	(4)
Western Ceara	573	(3)
Piaui	576	(1)
Teresina	576	(4)
Southern Piaui	580	(1)
Maranhao	581	(1)
Sao Luis	582	(9)
Southern Maranhao	591	(2)
The Amazon	593	(84)
Background	596	(7)
Amapa	603	(1)
Macapa	603	(3)
North of Macapa	606	(3)
Para	609	(1)
Belem	610	(8)
Around Belem	618	(1)
Along the Transamazonica	619	(5)
The Amazon River	624	(6)
Amazonas	630	(1)
Manaus	631	(10)
Tours	641	(4)
Down the Amazon River	645	(1)
Up the Rio Solimoes	645	(4)
Up the Rio Negro	649	(1)
South on the Rio Madeira	650	(1)
Roraima	651	(1)
Boa Vista	651	(3)
The Rio Branco	654	(1)
To Venezuela and Guyana	655	(2)
Rondonia	657	(2)
Porto Velho	659	(8)
Acre	667	(1)
Rio Branco	668	(5)
Tocantins	673	(1)
Palmas	673	(4)
Brasilia and the Pantanal	677	(56)
Distrito Federal	680	(1)
Brasilia	680	(11)
Goias	691	(1)
Goiania	691	(8)
Mato Grosso do Sul	699	(1)
Campo Grande	699	(9)
Corumba	708	(4)
Pantanal	712	(5)
Cuiaba to pantanal	717	(3)
Mato Grosso	720	(1)
Cuiaba	720	(5)
Chapada dos Guimaraes	725	(8)
Background	733	(60)
History and politics	735	(17)
Land and environment	752	(10)
Culture	762	(29)
Economy	791	(2)
Footnotes	793	(2)
Map index	795	(1)
Index	796	(5)
Colour maps	801