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Lonely Planet Brazil (4th Ed) by Nick Selby, Andrew Draffen Paperback - 704 pages 4th edition (November 1998) Published by Lonely Planet ISBN: 0864425619 Dimensions (in inches): 1.21 x 7.33 x 5.08

Offering complete and reliable information for independent travelers on accommodation options for every budget, suggested itineraries, comprehensive health advice and safety tips, plus asides on history, legends, food, fashion, pop culture, sports, and more, this guide is the perfect companion for any traveler's trip to Brazil. 120 detailed maps. in color.

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The Rough Guide: Brazil (3rd Ed) by David Cleary (Editor), Dilwyn Jenkins, Oliver Marshall, Jim Hine Paperback - 736 pages 3rd edition (February 1998) Published by Rough Guides ISBN: 1858282233 Dimensions (in inches): 1.05 x 7.80 x 5.13

The Rough Guide to Brazil is packed with nuts-and-bolts advice on exploring the Amazon, partying in Rio and visiting towns and villages across the nation. The Rough Guide offers detailed recommendations for lodging (from the family-run pensao to luxury hotels) and restaurants (where to get the best feijoada, a hearty stew garnished with orange slices). Included are must-read accounts of ecological issues, Carnaval and Brazil's renowned musical and dance traditions, from bossa nova to capoiera and everything in between. 12 pages of color photos. 57 maps.
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South American Handbook (75th Edition) by Ben Box Hardcover - 1692 pages 75th edition (January 1999) Published by Passport Books ISBN: 084424886X Dimensions (in inches): 1.42 x 7.10 x 4.62

This amazing handbook has been published annually since 1924!
Includes recommendations for hotels, restaurants, and sight-seeing, plus complete information on crossing borders. 170 maps, 12 full color.

The Footprint guide definately gives the traveler a different itinerary than the typical Lonely Planet guided souls. Often, with the domination of Lonely Planet suggestions being taken by travelers, certain "Gringo trails" are forged and well trampled.
Footprint gives the next best comprehensive review of traveling in South America, but makes the travler leave more to their own judgement instead of relying on a guide. I traveled with both my Footprint Guide and my partner's Lonely Planet. The LP is a better guide for nuts and bolts, but the prices are often inacurate because of the popularity increase, which rapidly rises prices in South America. But the Guide has its drawbacks. If you are extremely map based, then go with the LP. Footprint's maps are not nearly as good. Also, for specific suggestions on exactly what a traveler SHOULD do, LP is better. Bottom line is, if you can fit them both in, do it. Take the LP for those late night bus stops in a tiny southern Ecuadorian town, and take the Footprint
for those days and nights when you want to make more judgements for yourself than the guidebook makes for you.
(David Cagen (dcagen@hotmail.com) from Pocatello, Idaho)

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