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Expert: Ken Rapoza Cruz - 8/19/2005


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I will be travelling to Brazil.  Can you recommend some good tours in RIo?  
Also, I am thinking of travelling to Bonito?  Is it worthwhile or should I go to the Pantanal instead?
Thanks

Answer
Wendy:
I can recommend good tours, yes, but that all depends on what kind of money you are looking to spend. Id recommend you stay in Ipanema if you want something main stream, but slightly off the beaten path. Of course, if this is your first time in Rio, Id recommend going up Corcovado -- where the Jesus statue is. Amazing views. What are you into? What are you looking to do?

Regarding the Pantanal...Bonito is also the Pantanal. So Id recommend Bonito.  ; )

Feel free to email me directly at rapoza@igc.org

Ken  

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Ken Rapoza Cruz

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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.

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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.

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BA -- Antioch College
MFA -- Vermont College

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