Product Description

The Lonely Planet Country Guides are the complete country guides for independent travellers. They feature inspirational colour highlights sections, easy-to-use grid-referenced maps and insightful history, culture, food and environment chapters by specialised contributors.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #134599 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 748 pages

Customer Reviews

Not for Rio or Sao Paulo
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.

Boring and shallow
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.

Bored of Lonely Planet
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.