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Rio de Janeiro Travel Guide

Planning

Planning a Trip

by Frommers Travel Guides
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    Riotur (tel. 021/2217-7575; www.riodejaneiro-turismo.com.br) provides excellent information on the city of Rio de Janeiro and operates a number of offices and kiosks around town. At Rio's international airport (tel. 021/3398-4077), booths in the international arrivals halls of both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 (tel. 021/3398-2245 for both) are open daily from 6am to midnight. A third booth in the domestic arrivals hall is open from 6am to 6pm. At Rio's main bus station, Rodoviaria Novo Rio, there's a counter in the arrivals area, open 8am to 8pm (tel. 021/2263-4857). The main Riotur Information Center (tel. 021/2541-7522) is on Av. Princesa Isabel 183, Copacabana. Open Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm, this office has the largest selection of brochures and information. Riotur also operates an information line, Alô Rio (tel. 021/2542-8080), with English-speaking staff, Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm.

    A must-have is Riotur's Guia do Rio-Rio Guide booklet, published every 3 months. Written in both English and Portuguese, it lists all tourist attractions, events, and festivals, and has many other useful phone numbers. Riotur also publishes a number of brochures specifically on outdoor sports, museums, and Carnaval. The office in Copacabana is most likely to stock all these publications.

    The Rio de Janeiro state tourism agency TurisRio (tel. 021/2215-0011; www.turisrio.rj.gov.br) offers information on destinations outside the city. Their office, on Rua da Ajuda 5, 6th floor, Centro, is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm.

    Beware Dengue Fever in Brazil -- Occasionally Brazil experiences outbreaks of dengue fever, a malaria-like illness transmitted by mosquitoes. Most of the cases were reported in the state of Rio de Janeiro, with additional outbreaks in São Paulo as well. For the latest information on the situation in Rio, check the Centers for Disease Control website (www.cdc.gov) before you leave.

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