Brazil: The Rough Guide
- ISBN-10
- 1858281024
- ISBN-13
- 9781858281025
- Series
- Brazil
- Category
- Travel
- Pages
- 661
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Author
- David Cleary
Description
More a continent than a country, Brazil offers a huge variety of attractions for the traveler. This completely revised edition covers it all: from Rio, the most beautiful city on Earth, to the wilds of Amazonia, from carnaval to colonial churches, from samba to scuba. 60 maps and plans.
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