Knopf City Guide to Rio de Janeiro

by KNOPF GUIDES

• ISBN13: 9780375706110
• ISBN10: 0375706119
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Knopf

Summary

These striking new guides are so appealing that you won't be able to put them down--even after you've stopped traveling. Slender and light, they fit into your purse or pocket. The traveler gets a rich flavor of a city through 600 vibrant color photographs while being guided through the 400 best hotels, restaurants, shops, and cultural sights. Each guide is divided into nine sections: Everything You Need to Know takes you into a given city and explains local transportation once you are there; Where to Stay lists 80 hotels with a wide range in price; Where to Eat includes everything from diners to four-star restaurants; After Dark shows you the clubs, discos, theaters, and concert halls; What to See guides the traveler from museums to cultural monuments and other places of interest; Further Afield provides 36 excursions just outside the city to historic houses, botanical gardens, zoos, or museums; and Where to Shop features 80 different boutiques, department stores, and markets. At the back are subway and bus routes and 10 double-page spreads of city Maps. Also included is the Business Reference Guide, with information for the business traveler on the city's stock exchange, major banks, business newspapers, television and radio stations, as well as a schedule of conventions. The Knopf City Guide to Rio de Janeiro goes to the heart of the exotic and sensual city, clarifying its Latin rythms and its customs, its daily life, its night life. It takes you from a walk on the hot sands of Copacabana Beach to a night of Brazilian music at Canecao to a trip through the Botanical Gardens with its orchidarium to a stay at the Luxor Pousada--a small hotel just outside Rio in the 18th-century goldmining town of Ouro Preto, where you can visit glorious baroque churches--to the imperial summer palace at Petropolis, the mountain resort of a Brazilian emperor.

Author Biography

Romaric Sulger Buel (1) When he worked for the AFAA (Association francaise d'action artistique), R. Sulger Buel traveled the world organizing are exhibitions. As cultural attache in Rio from 1993 to 1998, he fell in love with the city, of which he has an encyclopaedic knowledge. We are very grateful for his help in producing and proofreading this guide. Theodore Fleury (2) With a French mother and Carioca father, Th. Fleury has lived all his life in Rio, while making regular trips to Europe. This has given him a comprehensive understanding of everything the visitor will need to know when arriving and spending time in this city. Vincent Brochier (3) V. Brochier arrived in Rio in 1994 for a period of voluntary service, and was in charge of the French embassy's book department. A tireless reveler, he has an unrivaled knowledge of Rio's nightlife. Jean-Francois Chougnet (4) A historian by training, J.-F. Chougnet soon developed a special interest in the Portuguese-speaking world. After doing various jobs in Lisbon, he made a special study of the history of Rio during the Nepoleonic era, when it was temporarily the Portuguese capital. Bertrand Rigot-Muller (5) Having studied economics, B. Rigot-Muller went to Brazil in 1968 to work for a year as a demographer. Irresistibly attracted to that country, he settled in Rio, where for the last thirty years he has taken part in the city's cultural life and organized numerous cultural events. Manuele Colas (6) Originally from Paris, M. Colas has lived in Rio for almost ten years. She imports a number of French products, keeping a close watch on developments in the local market. Her enthusiasm for the local cuisine means she is always on the look-out for new restaurants, and happy to share her discoveries.

Table of Contents

Things you need to know	p. 6
Arriving	p. 8
Getting around	p. 10
Getting by	p. 12
Getting fit	p. 14
Where to stay	p. 16
Copacabana / Leme	p. 18
Copacabana / Ipanema	p. 20
Ipanema / Leblon	p. 22
Flamengo / Centro / Santa Tereza	p. 24
Exploring the coast	p. 26
Exploring inland	p. 28
Where to eat	p. 30
Brazilian cuisine	p. 32
Ipanema	p. 34
Leblon	p. 36
Jardin Botanico / Lagoa	p. 38
Copacabana / Leme	p. 40
Botafogo / Flamengo / Gloria	p. 42
Centro (east of the Av. Rio Branco)	p. 44
Centro (west of the Av. Rio Branco)	p. 46
After dark	p. 48
Back from the beach	p. 50
Bars	p. 52
Live music	p. 54
Dancing	p. 56
Samba	p. 58
Carnival	p. 60
What to see	p. 62
Rio de Janeiro	p. 64
Centro (Praca Quinze)	p. 66
Centro (colonial and imperial)	p. 68
Centro (Belle Epoque)	p. 70
Centro (20th century)	p. 72
Gloria / Catete	p. 74
Lapa / Santa Tereza	p. 12
Candelaria / Sao Cristovao	p. 78
Beaches	p. 80
Parks and gardens	p. 82
Excursions	p. 84
Maracana and football clubs	p. 86
Further afield	p. 88
Rio's hinterland	p. 90
Coastal resorts (Paraty, Angra dos Reis, Buzios)	p. 92
Inland from Rio (Petropolis, Teresopolis, Fazendas do Cafe)	p. 94
Tiradentes / Sao Joao del Rei	p. 96
Belo Horizonte / Ouro Preto	p. 98
Where to shop	p. 100
Shopping centers	p. 102
Ipanema / Leblon	p. 104
Gavea / Jardin Botanico	p. 106
Sao Conrado / Barra da Tijuca	p. 108
Centro / Saara	p. 110
Markets and antiques fairs	p. 112
Finding your way	p. 114
Maps	p. 116
Street index	p. 130
General index	p. 136
Picture credits	p. 138
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