Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

Weather

During summer (from December to March), the weather is hot and wet. There are a lot of fluvial precipitations in this époque. On the other hand, during winter, the temperature descends considerably, nevertheless, the climate is agreeable. The annual temperature average is over 20°C.

Public Services :

Alô Río: this is a bilingual service (Portuguese and English) oriented to give tourist information.
Its telephone number is: +55 (21) 2542-8080 / 2542-8004 / 0800-7071808. It is opened from Monday to Friday, from 9 until 19.

The International Airport of Rio de Janeiro:
Antonio Carlos Jobim (Galeão)
It is situated on The 20 de Janeiro Avenue, in The Ilha do Governador (The Governor´s Island).
Its telephone number is: +55 (21) 3398-4527 / 3398-4526 / 2288-2155.

Santos Dumont Airport
It is placed on The Senador Salgado Filho Square (The Senator´s Square), in the centre of the city.
Its telephone number is: +55 (21) 3814-7070.

Novo Río Bus Station
It is located on The Francisco Bicalho Avenue, 01, in Santo Cristo.
Its telephone numbers are: +55 (21) 2291-5151 / 2263-5828 and +55 (21) 2263-4857 / 3213-1800, internal 397 (for arrivals).
Its web site is: http://www.novorio.com.br

PRECAUTIONS

As any other big city, Rio de Janeiro suffers from some security problems. In this sense, certain recommendations are exposed:

- Be careful with luggage and laptops.
- Try to take taxis belonged to the airport own service.
- At the moment of renting a vehicle, it is necessary to ask for the correspondent documents, such as the "Vistoria".
- Keep valuable papers and objects in a safe place, like the hotel´s safe.
- Try to walk in groups.
- Carry on only the necessary amount of many.
- Keep cameras and other technological staff inside bags.
- In case of loss or robbery, go to The Police Station for Tourists, whose telephone number is: 13-33997170.