Rio Holiday Vacation Rental Homes
The Houses

The Mirante de Itacoatiara

This is the house that started it all.  It has 5 bedrooms and can accommodate 10 in beautiful Itacoatiara.

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The Mirante de São Francisco

For those that prefer a more urban setting, this house features fantastic views of Rio and Cristo both day and night.  It has 4.5 bedrooms and sleeps a maximum of 14.

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The Mirante do Atlântico

Our most popular home with honeymooners or those wanting to get away from it all.  This house is also in Itacoatiara and can sleep up to 10.

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Travel Links

We have collected the links below as being of interest to travelers to Brazil and Rio.  If you have another link that you think should be added, please email us.

Government Sites  
Consulate General of Brazil in San Francisco Visas
Consulate General of Brazil in Houston Visas

Consulate General of Brazil in New York

Visas
Consulate General of Brazil in Miami Visas
US Department of State Travel Advisories, advice
Brazilian Embassy in Washington Visas
US Embassy in Brasilia  
Consulate General of the United States in Rio For Americans in Rio
Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto Visas
Brazilian Embassy in Ottawa Visas
Canadian Embassy in Brasilia  
Canadian Consulate General in Rio For Canadians in Rio
   
Tourism  
Visit Brazil - Brazil Tourism Office Excellent Travel Guide sponsored by Brazilian Government, Visa Info
Embratur Tourism Portal Embratur is the official Brazilian Tour Agency (many languages are supported on this site)
RioTur Tourism Portal RioTur is the official tourism site for Rio de Janeiro
Neltur Tourism Portal NelTur is the official tourism site for Niterói
Viva Brazil Viva Brazil Virtual Tour
Welcome to Brazil University Of Oregon student website
   
Guides  
http://www.ipanema.com/ Great Guide by a guy born and raised in Ipanema
Lonely Planet Travel Guide to Brazil  

BootsnAll.com - Rio de Janeiro Travel Guide

 
Búzios On Line - The Buzios Vip Guide Buzios is a charming resort community 2 hours from Rio
Virtual Tourist Rio de Janeiro Many member submitted comments
New York Times on Brazil A collection of articles on Brazil
BrazilNuts Well done travel site with lots of helpful information.
On The Road Travel Reviews and recommendations of many places in Rio and other exotic locations.
   
Converters  
AltaVista - World - Translate Can translate paragraphs into or from Portuguese
Online English to Portuguese to English Dictionary  
Metric Conversion in JavaScript  
XE.com The Universal Currency Converter(tm) Also has up to the minute Real/Dollar rates
   
News  
News for Americans in Brazil  
O Globo On Line Portuguese
AE Brazil Financial news in English
   
Portals and other links  
http://www.uol.com.br/ Portuguese
Yahoo! Brasil Portuguese
Google Brasil Portuguese
brazil.start4all.com  
MSN Brasil Portuguese
Globo.com Portuguese
Brazil Link Page  
A Great Collection of Links to Brazil  
Rio With Love More links
Sonia-Portuguese.com Many excellent links about Brazil in many languages.
   
Commentaries  
Economist.com Country Briefings Brazil  
The Brazilianist Magazine On line magazine
   
Blogs  
A Search for (My) Life A good friend of mine who went to Brazil and fell in love with the country.
   
Travel  
Brazil Customs Regulations  
Costamar Travel Cheap air tickets - Select English version
BROL Travel Travel agency
   
Portuguese Language  
Sonia-Portuguese.com Great site for English to Portuguese.  Also additional links.