Footprint Handbook Brazil

ISBN-13: 9781910120668 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 678 str.

Alex Robinson

Opis

Beautiful, vibrant, exuberant and welcoming, Brazil is truly a country to explore. From the miles of pristine beaches along the coast to the mighty Amazon rainforest; from the charm of cobbled colonial towns to the urban excitement of its busy metropolises, this guidebook will help you make the most of your visit to this magnificent country.

Recenzje

"An in depth guide that is expertly written. Any traveller contemplating a trip to this glorious country should read this before boarding the plane." Consumer review Amazon

Spis treści

1) Planning your trip 2) Rio de Janeiro 3) São Paulo 4) Minas Gerais & Espírito Santo 5) Iguaçu Falls & the south 6) Bahia 7) Recife & the northeast coast 8) Fortaleza & the far northeast 9) The Amazon 10) Brasília, Goiás & Tocantins 11) The Pantanal 12) Practicalities 13) Footnotes

O autorze

Alex Robinson is an award-winning writer and photographer based in London. He was runner up in the Friends of the Earth International Photography Award in 2007, won a Brazilian Press Award for the anniversary edition of Latin America's travel magazine Viagem e Turismo and a US National Magazine award as part of the Fall 2006 edition of Departures Magazine. He has worked with numerous magazines, publishers and broadcasters, including Departures, Budget Travel, National Geographic, the Financial Times, Wanderlust, the Discovery Channel, Al Jazeera and the BBC. For more information, see alexrobinsonphotography.co.uk. Gardenia Robinson who is from Minas Gerais in Brazil, is a graduate of the University of Sao Paulo's prestigious Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade. She worked as an investment banker in Brazil before moving to the UK to work on the first guidebook to the Amazon, inspired to write by her favourite author, João Guimarães Rosa. After travelling throughout Latin America, South East Asia and Australia (visiting more than 25 countries), she returned to Brazil to open and run her own NGO working with sustainable tourism in local communities. She has researched and photographed books on London, the Amazon, Brazil and Mexico for publishers including Cadogan, DK and Footprint and has had her pictures published widely in Brazil, Europe and the USA.