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My husband and I will be arriving in Rio on January 18th. 2005 to join a cruise tour on the 20th. We would like to see some of the sights that the tour (7 hours of the highlights of Rio) will not be showing us, like things that are off the beaten path, etc. What do you suggest and do you know of a person who gives private tours for a day and speaks English? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Lu
Sorry, it took me a while to get to you. Been on the road. If you want off the beaten path tours of Rio, I suggest you contact this man:
CARLOS ROQUETTE, former Brazilian federal judge, does cultural tours, historical tours, bossa nova tours, samba dance lesson tours...fairly high end, in Rio, 011-55-21-3322-4872 or cell: 9911-3829 or culturalrio@ig.com.br. If you have a hard time getting to him, email me at Rapoza@igc.org. Carlos speaks English fluently.
Also, I advice you to read this before going to Rio:
http://www.boston.com/travel/articles/2003/09/28/savvy_is_key_to_safety_in_rio/
Aproveite! (Enjoy it!)
Ken
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Ken Rapoza Cruz
Expertise
I can help would be travelers find places to go, help them decide whether or not they should book tour packages in their home country or wait til they arrive in Brazil, and other relevant info about the country and its travel amenities. General questions about Brazil and living in Brazil.
Experience
Ken Rapoza is a former contributing editor at International Living, a monthly magazine about travel and real estate. Rapoza has also given speeches about Brazil travel and real estate offerings at Int'l Living conferences in the US. He now covers Brazil for a major U.S. news agency in New York City. He lives in Sao Paulo.
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International Living, The Boston Globe, The Sun Sentinel, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal and many others.
Education/Credentials
BA -- Antioch College
MFA -- Vermont College
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