Destination guide — Brazil

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ROAD
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BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING IN LARGE CITIES AS TRAFFIC
IS HEAVY AND FAST MOVING. TAKE PARTICULAR CARE AT INTER-
SECTIONS AS TRAFFIC MAY EMERGE UNEXPECTEDLY. TRAFFIC DRIVES
ON THE RIGHT.
SPEED LIMITS - MAXIMUM 80KPH AND 50KPH IN TOWNS AND CITIES.
CAR RENTAL - CARS MAY BE HIRED AT THE AIRPORTS AS MOST
INTERNATIONAL CAR HIRE FIRMS HAVE OFFICES THERE.
TAXI - IDENTIFIED BY RED NUMBER PLATES & ARE METERED.
LONG DISTANCE BUSES - THESE BUSES LINK RIO WITH DISTANT
CITIES, SUCH AS REAFE. THEY ARE SOMETIMES EQUIPPED AS
SLEEPERS AND ARE ALWAYS AIR CONDITIONED. THERE ARE REGULAR
BUSES TO SAO PAULO. WHEN TRAVELLING IN THE NORTH, BE
PREPARED, BRING SOME WATER, FOOD AND BLANKETS AS THE
COMFORT IS VERY LOW.
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RAIL
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THIS SECTION IS BEING UPDATED. THERE ARE MANY TRAIN
SERVICES OPERATING IN BRASIL.
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AIR
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THERE ARE REGULAR INTERNAL FLIGHTS COVERING ALL PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY. THE THREE NATIONAL CARRIERS - VARIG, VASP
AND TRANSBRASIL ARE AMADEUS PARTICIPANTS. SIX REGIONAL
CARRIERS COVER THE SMALLER CITIES : RIO-SUL, TAM, BRASIL
CENTRAL, TABA, NORDESTE AND PANTANAL
THE FIRST THREE PARTICIPATE IN AMADEUS.
THE DOWNTOWN AIRPORTS OF THE TWO MAJOR CITIES, RIO
DE JANEIRO (SDU), AND SAO PAULO (CGH), ARE LINKED BY
A SHUTTLE SERVICE, OFFERING B737-300 FLIGHTS EVERY HALF
AN HOUR. SIMILAR SHUTTLE SERVICES EXIST FROM RIO DE
JANEIRO AND SAO PAULO TO BELO HORIZONTE AND BRASILIA.
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