A travel guide to Rio de Janeiro provides recommendations on hotels, restaurants, shopping, local transportation, points of interest, and nightlife.

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Written by locals, Fodor’s Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paulo is the perfect guidebook for those looking for insider tips to make the most out their visit. Complete with detailed maps and concise descriptions, this travel guide will help you plan your trip with ease. Join Fodor’s in exploring two of the most exciting cities in Brazil. With the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo have experienced rapid change. Rio continues to see an influx of visitors, and this colorful city, along with the equally vibrant metropolis of São Paulo, never disappoint. Whether you want to soak in the sun on Rio's glamorous Copacabana Beach, shop in São Paulo's cutting-edge fashion boutiques, or indulge in Latin American's most innovative cuisine, Fodor’s Rio De Janeiro & São Paulo will ensure that you get the most out of these two exciting cities. Fodor’s Rio De Janeiro & São Paulo includes: •UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE: Fully updated coverage on the best new restaurants, hotels, and sights throughout both cities. Includes expanded coverage on numerous side trips to national parks and resort towns in the surrounding areas, such as the pristine beaches at the ever-popular Buzios. •ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE: A spectacular color photo guide captures the ultimate unmissable experiences and attractions throughout Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo to inspire you. •DETAILED MAPS: Full-size street maps throughout will help you plan efficiently and get around confidently. •SPECIAL FEATURES: The Experience chapter has in-depth information on visiting both cities, including the region’s best beaches and insider tips on attending Carnival. •ITINERARIES AND TOP RECOMMENDATIONS: Sample itineraries will help you plan and customize your own itinerary so you can make the most of your time. Includes tips on where to eat, stay, and shop as well as information about nightlife, sports and the outdoors. “Fodor’s Choice” designates our best picks in every category. •INDISPENSABLE TRIP PLANNING TOOLS: Each chapter opens with an orientation and planning section that includes maps, the top reasons to go, and other essential information to help you plan your time effectively and navigate around. •COVERS: Rio de Janerio, Copacabana, Ipanema, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Buzios, Paraty, São Paulo, Itaim, Jardins, Ilhabela, Embu, São Sebastião. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. Planning on visiting other places in South America? Check out Fodor’s Essential Argentina, Fodor's Essential Chile, and Fodor's Essential Peru.

Whether you want to explore Lisbon, go on a wine-tasting trip in the Douro Valley, or lounge on the beaches of the Algarve, the local Fodor's travel experts in Portugal are here to help! Fodor's Essential Portugal guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor's “Essential” guides have been named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020! Fodor's Essential Portugal travel guide includes: AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time MORE THAN 30 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidently COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust! HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, side-trips, and more PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “Best Beaches,” “Best Vineyards in Portugal,” “Best Free Things to Do,” and more TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, geography and more SPECIAL FEATURES on “Portugal's Most Impressive Castles and Fortified Cities” “Spectacular Gothic Churches in Portugal,” and “What to Eat and Drink in Portugal" LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE PRIMER with useful words and essential phrases UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Lisbon, Porto, the Algarve, Estoril, the Douro Valley, Alentejo, Sintra, Óbidos, Serra da Estrela, Coimbra, Monsanto, Braga, Madeira, and the Azores Planning on visiting Spain or spending more time in Lisbon? Check out Fodor's Essential Spain, Fodor's Barcelona, and Fodor's Inside Lisbon *Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor's has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!

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Surveys South America's history, geography, and cultures, offers advice on sights and activities in each country from Argentina to Venezuela, and recommends restaurants and hotels

Hip, innovative, and affordable, Lisbon is a hub for cosmopolitan, design-minded makers and shakers, who are breathing new life into the Portugal’s food, nightlife, and arts scenes. Fodor’s brand-new guidebook, Inside Lisbon, touches on top tourist sights, including Tram 28, St. George's Castle, and Jerónimos Monastery, but also delves deep into the best under-the-radar places that only insiders from Lisbon know about. The Fodor's Inside series is designed for travelers looking for authentic, hyperlocal experiences. Perfectly sized to fit in your bag or pocket, these guides are designed with an artistic bent and are easy to use, look good, and don't make you feel like a tourist. Written by Lisboans—and with customized neighborhood maps and one-of-a-kind, hand-drawn illustrations by local illustrator Pedro Brito—Inside Lisbon covers the restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and boutiques in the neighborhoods that locals love best. Fodor’s Inside Lisbon includes: • OFF-THE-BEATEN-PATH COVERAGE to help you explore locally loved, up-and-coming neighborhoods that other guidebooks don’t cover well or at all. • BEST BET LISTS with our favorites in a variety of categories including: best local foods, best kid-friendly attractions, and most romantic restaurants. • INSTAGRAM-WORTHY PHOTO SPOTS that tell you how and where to get remarkable shots that you’ll definitely want to share. • AT A GLANCE FEATURES on local events, history, locally-made goods, books and movies set in Lisbon, and more. • MAPS that are easy to read. • ITINERARIES that will help you plan your trip. • COOL PLACES TO STAY highlighting the most unique lodgings in the city. • BEST CITY TOURS from the coolest companies, including gallery walks, culinary tours, and wine tastings. • QUICK SIDE TRIPS to the best places in Estoril, Cascais, Guincho. • GETTING AROUND features in every neighborhood to make navigation via public transit or car easy. • HAND DRAWN ILLUSTRATIONS by local artist Pedro Brito. • INTERESTING STREET AND PUBLIC ART that is worth discovering. • BACK IN THE DAY SPOTLIGHTS of famous spots to give the city historical context. • COVERS the best neighborhoods in Lisbon, including Baixa, Chiado and Bairro Alto, Avenida da Liberdade, Principe Real and Restauradores, Alfama , Graça and São Vicente, Alcantara, Cais do Sodre, Santos, Intendente, Martim Moniz, Mouraria, Belem, and more. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. Planning on visiting more of Portugal? Check out Fodor’s Essential Portugal.

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years. From the picturesque beaches of Rio de Janeiro to the majestic Iguaçu Falls to the wonders of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil offers something for every type of traveler--and Fodor's Brazil covers the best that the country has to offer. This travel guide includes: · Dozens of maps · An 8-page color insert with spectacular photos · Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks · Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path · Major sights such as Iguaçu Falls, Christ the Redeemer, and Ouro Petro · Coverage of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo, The South, Minas Gerais, Brasilia and the West, Salvador and the Bahia Coast, The Northwest, and The Amazon Planning to focus on Rio and Sao Paolo? Check out Fodor's travel guide to Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paulo.

"The all-in-one guide to the best of the city packed with places to eat, sleep, shop, and explore"--Cover.