Get the scoop on all 42 day-time options, from extreme sports instructors to cultural tours to hidden beaches.

Complete visual guides to all the street snacks, fruits, desserts, drinks, bar food and of course traditional Brazilian dishes you should try.

9 Best Clubs
9 Best Live Music Joints 7 Best Street Parties
7 Best Bars and Lounges

Last update: July 2006

Rio For Partiers tries to be as visual as possible, so you spend less time reading and more time enjoying Rio.

Oversized Day and Night maps, pointing to exactly where all our recommendations are, so you can always be a few moments away from the best in Rio

All the info you need to start planning and living it up in Buzios, Paraty, Ilha Grande, Petropolis, Salvador, Natal, Amazon, Pantanal and Foz do Iguacu

Most of the establishments listed have agreed to offer our readers a lower than usual discount, so you can save several times the price of this travel guide during your trip.

We did not forget you. We have a special section covering all the gay tours, hang-outs, clubs and parties, so you can mingle your way to where the fun is.

Handy tear off cards so you don't get over charged, lost or incomunicado.

A Rio de Janeiro guide book designed by young people for young people
This Rio de Janeiro Travel guideis here to take care of you in Rio de Janeiro, which means not only reminding you to get flip flop sandals and after-sun solution, but also "remedio para desarranjo" (anti-diarhea medicine) and "remedio para ressaca" (hangover medicine)....
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This Book and 7 days are all you need to live it up in Rio
"Rio for Partiers is not your parents' travel guide; if you thought all travel guides are boring (hey I thought so too), you haven't checked out this amazing guide book, written for young people by young people. Live music, clubbing, street parties, or just plan chilling: it's all right there
- Darkgenius - - for Amazon.com- Top 100 reviewer

Young Hearts Run Free
"At a first glance the price seem high for a 148 page pocket-sized book, but ... these discounts will save you far more than the cost of the book."
Peter D. Harris- - for Amazon.com - Top 50 reviewer

For Shallow Interests, But Promises Great Fun
"This book, more than lavishly illustrated with high quality photos, is an enormously attractive travel guide to hedonistic Rio de Janeiro."
Joe Haschka- - for Amazon.com - Top 100 reviewer-

The Real City that never sleeps!
"This guide also includes a number of places that offer price breaks on various services. One section features a crash-course dictionary with the most useful words and phrases. This is a MUST for the average mono-lingual American tourist.
Michael R. Mathena- - for Amazon.com - Top 100 reviewer-

A classy and Very Thorough Guide to Rio de Janeiro
"... with writer/editor/art director Cristiano Nogueira's multiple talents this is a witty, entertaining, very informative, and indispensably useful guide to discovering the myriad delights of Rio de Janeiro ...". " ... it's an excellent and wonderfully readable seduction to a city that promises about everything you'd want. Highly recommended!".
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Not too many travel guides can boast winning 2 of the most coveted awards in the travel industry: Best Travel Publication and Best Travel Guide.

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