• Neyla Bontempo (Rio de Janeiro) - I am a private guide in Brazil. My services includes as a tour guide or a driver guide service in your language, wich can be English, Italian, Spanish and/or Portuguese in a deluxe car during your visit in Rio de Janeiro, I also accompany Brazilian groups anywhere it will be required.
• Leticia Levy and Valeria Radesca (RioPlus) (Rio de Janeiro) - We have become tour guides after a long term experience abroad in different moments of our lives. Coming to South America represents a great challenge for many people. Through our service we have helped to demystify many of these fears by building a safe and most important; a joyful trip!
• Madson Araújo (Rio de Janeiro) - Recommended by Lonely Planet, Footprint and Petit Futé. Featured on National Geographic and French TV France 3. I am also licensed by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism. To earn such a license it is necessary to take a comprehensive tour guide course authorized by the State Council of Education. My excellent reputation has been built through my extensive knowledge of Rio combined with the friendly, courteous and professional service I always provide.
• Edir Luiz - Iguassu Falls (Iguassu Falls) - Professional Tour guide officially licensed by Senac-Embratur. Specialist in Iguaçu Falls, Both sides Brazil & Argentina, English-Spanish speaking guide, high knowledge about fauna & Flora.
Eduardo Diógenes (Rio de Janeiro) - My name is Eduardo Diogenes and I will be much obliged to serve as your private guide. I can conduct private tours, be it by car, van, armored cars, boats, helicopter or bus.
Colonial Sights in Minas Gerais (Ouro Preto) - 7 Days Package - Ouro Preto / Mariana / Gold Mine / Congonhas / São João Del Rei / Tiradentes / Diamantina / Maquine Cave Day 1 Meet & Greet at airport in Belo Horizonte and transfer to Hotel in Diamantina. Overnight in Diamantina.
Square Mauá and Hill of our Lady of Conception (Rio de Janeiro) - Square Mauá and Morro of our Lady of Conception. Visit the oldest space in the historical center of the city, is without a doubt to travel in the forceful memory of the old capital of the colony, cafua and market of slaves, to the fiew remaining mount of the city, old politician space with arrest of the “inconfidents” , security defense of Catholics of Rio with the old Episcopal Palace.
Shopping in Paraguay (Iguassu Falls) - Foz do Iguaçu, in Brazil, is a frontier-town with Ciudad Del Este, one of the most important cities of Paraguay. They are connected by a bridge called Ponte da Amizade.
Buzios, full day tour in a beach resort (Rio de Janeiro) - BuziosOnce the preserve of pirates and slave traders, the peninsula of Buzios, 105 miles (169km) north east of Rio, is today the haunt of the rich and famous who flock to the city (once a fishing village) to enjoy the 20 or so beaches in the vicinity. The peninsula was popularised by legendary movie star Brigitte Bardot in the 1960s, and her statue still graces the main street of Buzios, the Rua des Pedras.
CAPITAL CITY OF Brazil: Brasilia LANGUAGE OF Brazil: Portuguese CURRENCY OF Brazil: Real (BRL) COMMENTS ABOUT Brazil: Brazil is the largest country in South America. Cities : Sao Paulo (capital), Belem, Brasilia, Curitiba, Florianopolis, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador Best Places : Belo Horizonte, Buzios, Campo Grande, Campos do Jordao, Corumba, Cuiaba, Gramado, Fortaleza, Joao Pessoa, Maceio, Manaus, Natal, Olinda, Ouro Preto, Penedo, Porto Alegre, Sao Luis, Vitoria, Bonito, Brotas, Caldas Novas, Rio Quente, Canoa Quebrada, Chapada dos Veadeiros, Guaruja, Iguacu Falls, Jericoacoara, Minas Gerais, Pantanal, Paraty, Curvelandia Electricity : 127V/60Hz or 220V/60Hz (North American or European plug) Calling code : +55 Time Zone : UTC -3 (-2 to -5)
Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil has overcome more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of the country to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of the interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, Brazil is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader. Highly unequal income distribution remains a pressing problem. CLIMATE OF Brazil: mostly tropical, but temperate in south RELIGION OF Brazil: Roman Catholic (nominal) 80% POPULATION OF Brazil:
184,101,109 white (includes Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish) 55%, mixed white and black 38%, black 6%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 1%
note: Brazil took a count in August 2000, which reported a population of 169,799,170; that figure was about 3.3% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, and is close to the implied underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census; estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.)
>> ECONOMY OVERVIEW OF Brazil: Possessing large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, Brazil's economy outweighs that of all other South American countries and is expanding its presence in world markets. From 2001-03 real wages fell and Brazil's economy grew, on average, only 1.1% per year, as the country absorbed a series of domestic and international economic shocks. That Brazil absorbed these shocks without financial collapse is a tribute to the resiliency of the Brazilian economy and the economic program put in place by former President CARDOSO and strengthened by President Lula DA SILVA. The three pillars of the economic program are a floating exchange rate, an inflation-targeting regime, and tight fiscal policy, which have been reinforced by a series of IMF programs. The currency depreciated sharply in 2001 and 2002, which contributed to a dramatic current account adjustment: in 2003, Brazil ran a record trade surplus and recorded the first current account surplus since 1992. While economic management has been good, there remain important economic vulnerabilities. The most significant are debt-related: the government's largely domestic debt increased steadily from 1994 to 2003, straining government finances, while Brazil's foreign debt (a mix of private and public debt) is large in relation to Brazil's modest (but growing) export base. Another challenge is maintaining economic growth over a period of time to generate employment and make the government debt burden more manageable.
Be it leisure or business trip, idividuals, groups or incentive, events or congress, Neyla Bontempo serves all with highest standards possible!!! You will undrestand the life style of the Brazilian people having her personal assistence!