Brazil (Lonely Planet Country Guide) |
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Regis St. Louis, Kevin Raub
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Pages: 768 (Paperback)
ISBN: 1741042976
Pub: Lonely Planet Publications
Pub date: 2008-01-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12471
Reader Reviews:
Boring and shallow (3/3 people found this helpful)
This book seemed written by journalists who had visited Brazil for a month or two to do a job, not by people who really knew and love the country. It is bad on Sao Paulo and Recife. No great places for the famous nightlife in these cities and the choice of places to eat was very boring. I found the information on Brazilian life and history in the front boring too - no color or style and very expected. And yet Brazil is not predictable at all. The entries for Rio were the same - the ground was covered but the choice of clubs and restaurants was standard - nothing really special for a night out. Good maps though.
great guide (0/1 people found this helpful)
Fantastic in depth guide book on brazil - very thorough and up to date in its information
Handy book for a trip to Brazil (0/0 people found this helpful)
spent a long weekend in Rio and I found this book has been very helpful - even the book was publishes 18 months ago, some of the datas are a bit out of date, it still gives very good guidence on where to go & what to do.
Not for Rio or Sao Paulo (6/7 people found this helpful)
Used it in January 2009 for Rio and Sao Paulo and it wasn't useful at all. It's more like yellow pages than a guide. I much prefer guides that give you some advice, an itinerary and places you have to see. It might be better for the rest of Brazil but I wouldn't recommend it for Rio and Sao Paulo.
Bored of Lonely Planet (6/8 people found this helpful)
This book is very predictable - formula-written. Like it is by a committee not a person.
LP's great when you first start traveling. But now I want more information about the places that locals go to and the more unusual locations, hotels and restaurants.
With this book you know you are always with the crowd whether you want it or not.
And the cultural information is very thin and unimaginative. The only thing that is really good are the maps and the great binding.
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Books -> Subjects -> Travel & Holiday -> Countries & Regions -> Central & South America -> Brazil
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