National Geographic Traveler: Brazil

Good travel book

Beautiful pictures but not as useful telling you what is good and bad in traveling. More general info.

I wish that Rick Steves had a book on travel in Brazil. I'm trying to plan a vacation trip to Brazil, but I'm finding it difficult to locate good guide material. Perhaps this is in part due to the shear size of Brazil. It's a big country to cover! National Geographic Traveler, does include regional maps and general regional information as well as general travel tips, but a Rick Steves book it is not.

This is really good!

Great reference for planning our trip!

lots of nice color photos, light on reading material

Arrived just as expected....

I’m one of those indecisive people who has a difficult time deciding where I want to go when I go on a trip. Not a trip to a nearby state, but rather one of those “once in a lifetime” type trips to a faraway destination. Sometimes guidebooks can be overwhelming. I do like a lot of information, but the National Geographic Travelers are a nice change of pace in comparison ... a lot of information, but not a textbook-like tome. Brazil simply appears to be an awe-inspiring one just looking at the toco toucan on the cover gives it an exotic feel.The photographs, as expected, were top-notch and plentiful. Just flipping through the pages I found several places I wanted to stop and “visit” a while before diving in. With the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games just over the horizon, this is one book a lot of people are going to want to pick up. In this book you can explore São Paulo’s city life or you can dream atop the Dedo de Deus. Brazil is just one of those places where there’s something for everyone.National Geographic’s approach to travel is more casual and the writing conversational in nature. Come on in, sit down, and I’ll tell you why you might want to head to Brazil was the impression I received from this guide and a couple other National Geographics I own. It seemed like almost every description had an interesting vignette to ponder. Perhaps this is what made the book more into a fun read than a travel guide. The easygoing, conversational approach really make these National Geographic guidebooks well worth taking a look at. These are most certainly perfect for the armchair traveler.The Brazil Traveler has numerous informative sidebars that add to the experience. You can learn about the origin of the term “forró,” yet another fascinating vignette. There are a lot of “Experience” sidebars that I find quite interesting and very helpful. It’s nice to read tips and pointers before going anywhere, much easier than asking around once you hit your destination. There are a lot of insets that have walking or metro maps, something of high interest to those who like a close up look at a particular area. It wasn’t until I hit the back of the book that I found more guide-like information on shopping, hotels, planning the trip, etc. Nothing says you can purchase more than one guide book and I usually do. This is a nice one for first impressions and narrowing down what you really want to focus one. This is a perfect book to become acquainted with Brazil.CONTENTS:Charting Your TripHistory & CultureRio de JanieroSouth-CentralSouthCental & PantanalNortheastAmazonTravelwise

Stunning imagery with in depth look at Brazil, its history, people, landscape and monuments. A must-have for knowing where to go in Brazil!