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09-18-09 18:35 #573
Posts: 202Death in Brasil
Originally Posted by Christopherd
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09-17-09 05:34 #572
Posts: 1316Rio on BBC
Take a look at featured video at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
2/hi/programmes/real_cities/cities/rio_de_janeiro/default.stm
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09-17-09 00:00 #571
Posts: 66Originally Posted by Christopherd
Just for information purposes i just purchaced second hand copys of these books from Amazon classed as used\good condition, the fisrt book Death in Brazil cost me 67p and the second book cost me 1 pence! As i also got free postage from Amazon, I love a bargain!
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09-16-09 21:42 #570
Posts: 2345If anyone has any good books to recommend that would be great. I guess i prefer real life books, reality.
A Death in Brazil, by Peter Robb.
Samba by Alma Guillermoprieto.
Both quite easy to obtain. The first includes a wealth of detail about handling situations (the title possibly relates to getting out of being shot after the author discovers a thief in his apartment). It is also a manual of laidbackness for survival and communication that most of us foreigners can only aspire to. Goes from Copa to cities and locales less travelled - at which point it might flag a bit for you if you are only a Copa man.
The second is the story of a foreigner (a Latina though) who moves into a favela for an extended period of time to get to know (Rio) Carnaval from the inside, to be accepted by the ordinary faveladas as 'one of them.' Her journey is quite touching. (Details are slightly dated but human interaction and background on Carnaval is good.)
Both these books are non-fiction. They don't really touch on mongering. They do give you a deep inside feel for Brasil you won't get from tour guides. For the perceptive, they will definitely help you shed those gringo airs and graces and maybe find something a bit more 'authentic' in your approach. Which some people on here at least do seem to value.
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09-16-09 19:07 #569
Posts: 66New Book: Favela: Four Decades of Living on the Edge in Rio De Janeiro
I came across this new book whilst on UK amazon it states its a pre-order but might well be avaialble elsewhere. Books called.
"Favela: Four Decades of Living on the Edge in Rio De Janeiro"
Looks really good indepth real life view of favelas and living in a favela.
If anyone has any good books to recommend that would be great. I guess i prefer real life books, reality.
I just finished 'marching powder' highly recommended to those who havent read it, real life story of an english man locked up in an bolivian jail, who became a must see attraction in the south american lonley planet travellers guide, Great book! also read Pros & Cons advertised here, it was also good although not reality its got a gripping story bouts of mongering in DR and ISG mentions..Always on the look out of good books
"Admittedly of the beaten path of mongering but in the general section and the favela book looks good."
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09-13-09 14:49 #568
Posts: 401Originally Posted by Bimbo Boy
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09-13-09 04:35 #567
Posts: 56Keep in mind..
Originally Posted by Redsox911
you will tend to spend more at the begining of your trip and have more energy to screw like an Olympic Athlete...with that said your spending on GDPs toward the end of your days will decrease.
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09-12-09 21:39 #566
Posts: 372Originally Posted by Redsox911
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09-12-09 13:50 #565
Posts: 608iphone in Brazil
I know it hurts. I travel a lot, so I frequently have over 600 to 700 USD phone bills. Telecom companies are modern day bandits!
The solution is to lok off the data roaming function. Link to wifi spots (Copacabana beach, hotels), and use Skype or Truphone over the Wifi. The problem is that from Skype to landline or cellphones, the voice quality is not great. From Skype to Skype it is excellent.
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09-12-09 01:45 #564
Posts: 38The Office?
Originally Posted by Bubba Boy
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09-12-09 01:08 #563
Posts: 38Hugh, Thick and Bravo
Thanks for the responses, I was just looking to get a "roundabout" figure and 3K or a bit more figures to work out ok. I'll still continue my deeper research into it.
Thanks again Gents!
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09-11-09 20:41 #562
Posts: 1538I agree with ThickCane, I try to average about 300 bucks a day for my vacations. With the rate down to 1.80R, I might even add another 50 bucks a day to that amount.
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09-11-09 20:10 #561
Posts: 372Originally Posted by Redsox911
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09-11-09 17:52 #560
Posts: 6420Pricing Out Rio
Originally Posted by Redsox911
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09-11-09 14:19 #559
Posts: 401Originally Posted by Redsox911
Much info can be obtained by reading the Bubba Report thread and by going through these other threads as pricing and options are discussed at length. Can save you alot of money to do some research here on your own. And can give you some great pointers on what to prioritize and what to avoid.