How do I get ticket to a football game?

If you are comming to Brazil, the country five times world cup champions... you must go watch a game at the stadium.

Maracanã is now closed for renovation to the 2014 World Cup´s, but you can go to the games at Engenhão Stadium or São Januario Stadium.

The best way to get tickets is online, http://www.ingressofacil.com.br/ you pay a tax and get it at home or at your hotel. You can pay with Mastercard our Dinners.

The major teams in Rio are Flamengo, Vasco, Fluminense and Botafogo [in that order].

Enjoy the brazilian football...

Having trouble with websites in portuguese?

If you are planning your trip to Brazil and don´t speak portuguese you may have some problems with some websites that doesn´t have it in english.

A good way of deal with that is downloading Google´s Toolbar ( http://www.google.com/intl/pt-BR/toolbar/ie/index.html) it auto-translare the webpage to the language you choose. Or you choose to use Google Chrome, the also do it for you.

I hope I can help alot of people with that tip.

Rio is much more than Copacabana

Get to know other areas in Rio...

Do you know Lapa? Best nightlife in town. Since last summer some Lapa street are closed to traffic on weekend's nights... cariocas and tourists take over the streets.

Вы когда-нибудь попробовать "cachaça"?

Если вы любите пить водку, я предлагаю вам попробовать "cachaça", напиток использует, чтобы сделать "Caipirinha". Во-первых, пить "Caipirinha", то пить чистый дозы.Хорошее место, чтобы пойти в (Mague Seco)Манге Секо, напротив реки Scenarium.

Я предупреждаю вас, сильны.

Надеюсь, вам понравится.
  

Google Street View in Rio de Janeiro ( Nice Place Tips)

Since last week Rio de Janeiro is available on Google Street View, now it is easier to plan your trip to Rio... check out some nice spots before you come here.

A few tips:


Ipanema Beach (Classic, but from a different place)
http://goo.gl/maps/Q9pE

Copacabana Beach (Visit the Copacabana Fort - Traditional Cofe House)
http://goo.gl/maps/hml6 (that is the entrance)

Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
There is a bar(behind the trees) by the water - one of the best places to have a drink and watch the sunset in town (take cash, they don't take credit cards)
http://goo.gl/maps/oiDB

Maracanã
You don't have to pay a lot of  money to take a taxi to Maracanã. Take the subway in any station between Botafogo - Central ( green light train - Pavuna) to Maracanã Station is close to the statium.
http://goo.gl/maps/TYSm

Tip: After the game ends stay in the stadium waiting for the crowd to leave. Buy a round-trip ticket ("bilhete duplo") so you will not have to buy your comeback ticket on Maracanã Station.


Santa Tereza
Very charming place in Rio with a bucolic atmosphere, many artisists has studios there. Nice place for a walk, lunch and take some photos.

(http://goo.gl/maps/TYSm) This is a very nice place to eat.

Tip: Take the "bondinho", the litlle yellow train to Santa Tereza. This is where you take the train ( http://goo.gl/maps/ovZJ ) a little hiden but it is not hard... take the subway to Carioca Station and walk to it.


Praça General Glicério
http://goo.gl/maps/sBbq
No street view there, but on saturdays mornings there is a free market that sells fresh fruits and vegetables. There are a group of "chorinho" (old school soft samba) for free by the trees. Nice place to spend the morning with the family.


Lapa Night Life

That is the place where evething happens at night (http://goo.gl/maps/sBbq) on weekend night the traffic is closed, the bars set their tables on the street... there are many samba houses, shows, bars, pizza places, sushi.

A place you must visit in Lapa is the "Rio Scenarium" (http://goo.gl/maps/3bQ7) used to be a untique store, in a few years became the number one favorite place for cariocas and tourists... but it still hold the same atmosphire (the decoration is amazing). Nice place to eat, drink and dance.
Tip: Average age 30+ to 40+



Other places to come... stay tooned.

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If you buy it in the next 31hours (ends at Saturday 3am - GMT) you get 61% OFF - R$ 179 (instead of R$ 460)
Buy with your credit card now and get the coupon to fly between Oct11th - Nov15th 2010.

http://www.ofertacarioca.com.br/

You will be taking off from the same place as these guys... Rio 3D

Have fun!!!

Taxi in Rio - How to save some money

As many big cities airport taxi drive´s try to make some extra money out of tourists, and Rio is not different.

I can tell you DO NOT PAY pre-charged rides... only pay by the clock. When you land on Rio´s International Airport/Bus Stations there will be some taxi companies offering taxis… don’t take those... it is VERY expensive. They will charge you R$100 for a R$30 ride.

What I tell people to do is: instead of taking a cab on a arrival floor (lower floor) you go to the departure floor (higher floor). When a taxi stops to drop off a passenger you get in, and ask you him the ride will be on the clock. (“Cobrança no taxímetro?”) most of the taxis (in that situation) agree on that. Because, they are not allowed to stop there, or they pick you or they are ridding empty all the way to the city on a express way.

Easy and way cheaper.