DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Brazil: Eyewitness Travel Guide 2010 - Hardcover

Robinson, Alex

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405358130 ISBN 13: 9781405358132

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley, 2010

Synopsis

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Brazil will lead you straight to the best attractions the country has to offer. Whether you're partying in Rio or exploring the colonial architecture in the northeast cities of Salvador, Sao Luis and Olinda, this guide provides the insider tips every visitor needs, with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops and nightlife for all budgets. It's fully illustrated and covers all the major areas from the capital of the Amazonas, Manaus, to incomparable natural wonders like the Sertao, the huge swampland of the Pantanal to the futuristic city of Brasilia. Plus, you'll find 3D cutaways and floorplans of all the must-see sites, as well as street maps and reliable information about getting around. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Brazil explores the culture, history and architecture, not missing the best in entertainment, shopping, tours and scenic walks, in this unique country. With all the sights and attractions listed area by area, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Brazil is your essential companion.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Brazil - showing you what others only tell you.

About this title

Review:

Ask many travellers what their favourite travel guides are, and a good percentage are likely to say the DK Eyewitness Travel series. And just a glance at Brazil will show you why these books are held in such high esteem. As the flash at the bottom of the jacket says, these are the guides that show you what others only tell you, and it is that strikingly eye-catching (and utilitarian) format that really makes the series special. Take, for instance, the two pages here on the Parque do Ibirapuera: there is a colour layout of the grounds of the park, with colour miniphotos studded around the central image; the Hotel Unique, with its strange half-melon structure, the Oca do Ibirapuera, an amazing dome designed by Oscar Niemeyer which hosts the city's major international art exhibitions, and the giant Cleopatra's needle built to honour victims of political injustice. And these are only a handful of the highlights of the two pages – which is typical of the entire book.

Of course, Brazil has much more to offer than most holiday destinations: apart from the beaches, nightlife and the national parks, there some of the best galleries and museums in the world along with, it goes without saying, carnival. And the world's most famous carnival is treated to all the attention here the traveller could wish (as is soundtrack of carnival – the indelible sound of samba). Particularly useful here are the walks, scenic routes and thematic tours. If you're planning a trip to Brazil, you need look no further than this. --Barry Forshaw.

Review:

Eyewitness wins hands down (The Mail on Sunday)

About this edition

• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1405358130
• ISBN 13: 9781405358132
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464