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[QUOTE=Mangera;1329999]I have used the company at the airport arrival curb side, which provides a safe and cheap ride to copa and Ipanema before. I usuually have them drop me off near Praca General Osorio in Ipanema. However, during my next trip, I will be staying in Recreio. I do not know if they will go that far down. Anyone know if they will go to Recreio or have any suggestions about getting to Recreio on a cheaper method than a taxi? Worse case, I will take the taxi ride. Thanks![/QUOTE]The bus you refer to is Real Auto Onibus. You can stay on the bus till it terminates at Terminal Alvorada, the Zona Oeste Rodoviara located in the middle of Barra Tijuca. You can get a taxi from there to Recreio. If you are not in a hurry there is probably bus service to Recreio from Terminal Alvorado as well.

[QUOTE=Poucolouco;1330046]The bus you refer to is Real Auto Onibus. You can stay on the bus till it terminates at Terminal Alvorada, the Zona Oeste Rodoviara located in the middle of Barra Tijuca. You can get a taxi from there to Recreio. If you are not in a hurry there is probably bus service to Recreio from Terminal Alvorado as well.[/QUOTE]I got to thinking that the Real Auto Onibus (2018) I tend to use goes a very long way round (thru Copa). Whereas there is a much faster (if unattractive) road that goes more directly to Barra. So I had a look round and found there is also a 2918 Real Auto Onibus that goes the quick way.

[url]http://www.wikirio.com.br/[/url]%C3%94nibus_Linha_2918_-_Aeroporto_Internacional_do_RJ / Alvorada_%28Via_Linha_Amarela%29.

I'm not sure, but if you were determined to do the last hop by bus, I think it might be a case of getting off the Real Auto Onibus at Barra Shopping and getting an ordinary bus (looks like 314, 315, 880, 360 probably. But they are marked Recreio). Or there will be vans. But although the Real bus is very tourist-friendly, these local options aren't of course built for muito luggage and so on.

Probably only of passing interest, to those who genuinely care about what happens to people of Brasil. .

[url]http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/brazil-forced-evictions-must-not-mar-rio-olympics-2011-11-14[/url]

[url]http://blog.witness.org/2011/12/new-video-the-government-of-rio-de-janeiro-doesnt-want-you-to-see/[/url]

Human rights film festival this November in Rio

Miss Mato Grosso is leading.

[url]http://www.missbumbumbrasil.com.br[/url]

Strange that all of the candidates are light-skinned. Where are the morenas escuras and the negras? Even Miss Bahia is white.

[QUOTE=Sperto; 1335599]Miss Mato Grosso is leading.

[url]http://www.missbumbumbrasil.com.br[/url]

Strange that all of the candidates are light-skinned. Where are the morenas escuras and the negras? Even Miss Bahia is white.[/QUOTE]Not strange at all. This is Brazil we are talking about. They wouldn't dare let people who have never been to Brazil know that they actually have black people other than Pele. Who did you vote for?

[QUOTE=Sperto; 1335599]Miss Mato Grosso is leading.

[url]http://www.missbumbumbrasil.com.br[/url]

Strange that all of the candidates are light-skinned. Where are the morenas escuras and the negras? Even Miss Bahia is white.[/QUOTE]They can not limit entries to white only. However, beyond the best ass, the scoring criteria must be very skewed to caucasian-like features. In 2011 Mariana Freitas, negra from Acre came in third place.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbvhu7bSPT4[/url]

[url]http://www.businessinsider.com/most-dangerous-cities-in-the-world-2012-10?op=1[/url]

There are a lot of cities from Brazil on the list. Nothing unexpected. Rio wasn't listed. It's based on the murder rate per capita.

[QUOTE=Baggio67;1337804][url]http://www.businessinsider.com/most-dangerous-cities-in-the-world-2012-10?op=1[/url]
There are a lot of cities from Brazil on the list. Nothing unexpected. Rio wasn't listed. It's based on the murder rate per capita.[/QUOTE]
Interesting list.
Maceió, Vitoria, Salvador, Manaus, São Luís, João Pessoa, Cuiabá, Recife, Macapá, Fortaleza, Curitiba, Goiânia and Belo Horizonte are on the list.
Not surprisingly that so many capitals from the north-east of Brazil are represented on the list. There are lots of favelas and nasty bairros in the outskirts of the capitals with daily murders.
Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are not on the list even though the two states have 4193 and 5745 murders/year. The large populations reduces the murder rate per capita.
[url]http://curiosando.com.br/mais-violentas-brasil/[/url]

Note that the list is not representable when it comes to danger for a tourist visiting these capitals, staying in tourist areas.

[QUOTE=Sperto; 1337903]Interesting list.

Maceió, Vitoria, Salvador, Manaus, São Luís, João Pessoa, Cuiabá, Recife, Macapá, Fortaleza, Curitiba, Goiânia and Belo Horizonte are on the list.

Not surprisingly that so many capitals from the north-east of Brazil are represented on the list. There are lots of favelas and nasty bairros in the outskirts of the capitals with daily murders.

Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are not on the list even though the two states have 4193 and 5745 murders / year. The large populations reduces the murder rate per capita.

[url]http://curiosando.com.br/mais-violentas-brasil/[/url]

Note that the list is not representable when it comes to danger for a tourist visiting these capitals, staying in tourist areas.[/QUOTE]I am staying away from Baltimore and St. Louis!

I'd appreciate any info whether viagara is available over the counter and without a prescription in Sao Paulo? And, are pharmacies open on Sundays?

Thanks in advance.

A wingman went to renew his visa last week. He went in for his appointment and they asked him for bank statements for 3 months to show that he could support himself while in Brazil. He said without the bank statements they said they could only give him 90 days. He said they allowed him to use their computer to print out his statements, but lo and behold they did not have Adobe Acrobat so no dice. They let him fax the bank statements later and now he has a fresh 10 years.

[QUOTE=JohnTraveler; 1338501]I'd appreciate any info whether viagara is available over the counter and without a prescription in Sao Paulo? And, are pharmacies open on Sundays?

Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]I just walked into a couple of drugstores in Centro and they're sold over the counter. R$92 for four pills in Centro. I politely declined.

[QUOTE=Mr Enternational;1338907]A wingman went to renew his visa last week. He went in for his appointment and they asked him for bank statements for 3 months to show that he could support himself while in Brazil. He said without the bank statements they said they could only give him 90 days. He said they allowed him to use their computer to print out his statements, but lo and behold they did not have Adobe Acrobat so no dice. They let him fax the bank statements later and now he has a fresh 10 years.[/QUOTE]In the US? Which consulate location?

[QUOTE=Baggio67;1338964]In the US? Which consulate location?[/QUOTE]The one in Atlanta.

[QUOTE=Sherroid;1338921]I just walked into a couple of drugstores in Centro and they're sold over the counter. R$92 for four pills in Centro. I politely declined.[/QUOTE]Thank you for the info: very expensive!