“The Marvellous City” of Brazil, or Rio de Janeiro as we all know it, is a beautiful place with lots of culture, mountain scenery and the most wonderful beaches. There is a great deal of history in the centre of the town and the beaches are found in the ‘Zona Sul’ and you can’t visit Rio without visiting the Copacobana, or going to the Corcovado Mountain, which is home to the enormous Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) statue and has the Tijuca Forest (Floresta da Tijuca) nestled along its slopes.
Exchange rate: $0,55 (USD) / €0,41 EURO / £0,36 = 1,00 BRL (Brazilian Real)
At a restaurant:
The price of a bottle of house wine (0.75L) => 15 BRL
The price of a sirloin/steak meal => 11.95 BRL
The price of a Feijoda (hearty stew with black beans, pork and beef cuts, served with rice and garnishes) => 7 BRL
Typical food => Coxinha (deep-fried, batter-coated, ground- chicken stuffed balls) – 7,50 BRL / Mineiro (pork and beans, with some vegetables) – 6,5 BRL / Pão-de-queijo (a pressed, toasted ham-and-cheese sandwich made of manioc flour and cheese and served with Brazilian coffee) – 5,5 BRL
At a bar:
The price of a bottle of beer (0.33Litre) => 2 BRL
The price of a cocktail => 2,30 BRL
At the local supermarket:
The price of a bottle of water (1L)=> 1,50 BRL
The price of a can of Coca Cola (1Litre) => 1,49 BRL
The price of a can of beer (0.33Litre) => 0,60 BRL
Rent a small car (Hyundai Atos or similar):
(All car rental prices were based on vehicle being collected from local airport and delivered back to local airport)
Rent of car for 1 day => 124,99 to 233,93 BRL/day
Rent of car for 3 days => 404,90 to 701,80 BRL
Rent of car for 7 days => 909,37 to 2455,27 BRL