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We just returned from a four day stay in Santa Teresa, a quaint neighborhood in the hills between the beaches and downtown of Rio, making it convenient to every part of Rio. While it was within walking distance from the Lapa nightlfe district, the Solar de Santa is set in the peaceful and lush neighborhood of cobblestone streets and friendly... more
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Relais Solar (Solar de Santa)
Aug 16, 2008
Sofitel Rio de Janeiro
Aug 16, 2008
Sorry but as a frequest traveller I can't recommend this hotel at all, the staff were surly and not responsive and the room I was given was at the back of the hotel over looking the road. When I complained that this room was not as booked, the front counter manager told me to take it up with my travel... more
66 Bistro
Aug 16, 2008
After reading the great review of 66 Bistro in VEJA Magazine, my family and I called to make a reservation. The reply was that no reservations were accepted after 1:30 P.M. but, we went there anyhow for the experience, having seen the review 'cheap but good.' I beg to differ. It was not cheap, the food was O.K. (not great,... more
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- “Rio de Janeiro Overview” Fodors.com
- “Overview of Rio de Janeiro” Frommer's
- “Rio De Janeiro” This is Travel
- “Rio's Lapa area is where the samba never stopped” Dallas Morning News / The New York Times
- “Our Correspondent in Rio: The City's Soul Lies Beyond The Tunnel” New York Times (free registration required)
- “Sizzle and samba” canoe.ca / The Sun
- “In a Coffee-Mad City, the Bitter With the Sweet” New York Times (free registration required)
- “Adventures in fabulous Rio” msnbc.msn.com / Frommer's
- “Falling for the many faces of Rio” Los Angeles Times (free registration required)
- “Rhythms of Rio” The Sacramento Bee
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- “Walking along Avenida Atlantica” VirtualTourist.com
- “The 'Real' Rio” IgoUgo.com
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- “Rio de Janeiro/family” ivebeenthere.co.uk / Guardian Unlimited
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