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.

International Ariport of Rio de Janeiro

Antônio Carlos Jobim (Galeão)
Address: 20 de Janeiro Avenue - Ilha do Governador
Phone: (5521) 3398-4527 / 3398-4526 / 2288-2155

Airlines that operate with flights to Rio de Janeiro: Aerolineas Argentinas, American Airlines, Air France, Avianca, BRA, British Airways, Continental Delta Airlines, Gol, Ibéria, Lan Chile, Pluna, Taag, Tap, United Airlines, Varig, Web Jet.
Distance from the downtown: 20 km

Santos Dumont Airport
Address: Praça Senador Salgado Filho - Center
Phone: (5521) 3814-7070

Airlines that operate with flights to Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro: Tam, Gol, Varig, Ocean Air.
Distance from the downtown: 1 km

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.