You'll find tourist information fairly easy to come across once in Brazil, and there are some sources to be tapped before you leave home. The Brazilian National Tourist Board (EMBRATUR) has representatives in Brazil's embassies or larger consulates, where you can pick up brochure information and advice
Tourist offices
In Brazil, facilities vary greatly. Popular destinations like Rio, Salvador, the Northeast beach resorts and towns throughout the South have efficient and helpful
tourist offices
, but anywhere off the beaten track has nothing at all - only...
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Some useful Web sites
www.embratur.gov.br
- Official EMBRATUR site.
www.alberguesp.com.br
- Information and booking service for the official youth hostel association in Brazil.
www.cnh.com.br
- Directory of hotels and
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Maps
We've provided
maps
of all the major towns and cities and various other regions. More detailed maps are surprisingly hard to get hold of outside Brazil, and are rarely very good: there are plenty of maps of South America, but the only widely...
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