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05-20-2009, 11:04 AM
I'm landing and staying in Sao Paolo and but I'll be in Natal for a couple of days in the middle of the trip, what the best way to get to Rio?
Everyone keeps saying Bus, but it's estimated 6 hours and I read that you can get a hotelus package from SP to Rio, can anyone confirm this? And What about rail?
And what are the hot spots in each of the cities around this time of year? And anything I have to see or do (as a tourist)?
PS> I've been googling for over a month, but most articles seems to come from views of 40+ year olds (aka gringos.com)
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05-21-2009, 01:10 PM
Deffinitely bus. That's how I got from Minas to Rio and Rio to Sao Paulo. It is a 6 hour drive, but the busses are a lot nicer than the Greyhounds we have here and it is pretty cheap. I think it was like $40 or somewhere around there to go from Rio to Sao Paulo. They are also safe pretty safe. Still keep an eye on your shit though.
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05-28-2009, 09:00 AM
thanks for the info!
anybody know any good currency exchange places in DC?
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05-28-2009, 11:59 AM
What I would do is just exchange one day's worth of money in the brazilian airport, then go to a bank the next day where the rate will be better. Or take little cash at all and use the ATM, where the exchange rate will be best.
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05-28-2009, 01:50 PM
Hey Roosh, would your bank charge you per ATM/debit use?
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05-28-2009, 10:59 PM
My E*Trade account doesn't charge me anything.
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05-31-2009, 11:49 PM
I use Chevy Chase Bank for my ATM card. I get charged a $2 Star transaction fee per withdrawal. No conversion/currency fees. I always take the maximum amount at ATM's so each month I rarely make more than 4-8 withdrawals (depending on the country and max amount).
The fee used to be $1 but they raised it in the past year.
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06-01-2009, 04:11 PM
How about taking out a couple hundred before I get there, exchange it there. And then when I run out of that transfer money to my ATM account and withdraw that.
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06-02-2009, 01:11 PM
When you exchange your money, make sure you are in the city. If you are in a smallish town, they are going to try and lowball you.
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06-03-2009, 08:28 AM
what about going to a bank down there and doing an exchange?
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06-04-2009, 10:02 AM
ok cool thanks.
I'm leaving tonight and should be in SP tomorrow morning, I'll probably have more questions.
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06-04-2009, 08:54 PM
Yeah I'll probably be in Brazil around september too. Definitely not later than october.
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06-08-2009, 03:56 PM
I was thinking of starting up in Fortaleza then making my way south... Recife, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, then plant myself in Rio for a few months.
Or I may just go to Rio. It depends on how much the airfare will be and what portuguese schools I end up finding. I'm not too in the mood for jumping around... just want to stick and study and work on my writing.
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06-08-2009, 08:53 PM
Not at all. I can only stay six months (until October), but I'll most likely stay 4 or 5, which would be the longest i've stayed in any country