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Holidaying in South America:Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

South America is a continent with great jungle, tropical forests and some of the most interesting cities. Miles and miles beaches, the mountains and has a passion for culture, the food of music and dance in the region needs a holiday.

Rio de Janeiro

Rio is among the lush mountains and beautiful beaches of the Atlantic and the facade is a city of imagination. Taking the pulse of the samba is rarely absent in this city, where every day is a celebration.

Weather

Like all the coasts of Brazil, Rio is hot and humid in most cases a year. The summer temperatures vary by 28 C. The rainy season is October to January. Winter in Rio, depending on the temperatures of about 23 C.

Transport: How to get there and from

Flights to Rio in conjunction with Brazil and Latin America, as well as many other large cities. The buses run to most destinations from Novo Rio rodoviaria.

The city buses are often crowded and the struggle by the spread of Rio. Rio has an excellent subway, air conditioning, but it applies only to the north of Botafogo.

Accommodation: from cheap to luxury stays bathing

Arriving on the Internet to track the position and the cost of hotels in Rio de Janeiro

Events: what happens and what is hot

* The five days of Carnival is the spectacle of international fame, begins at midnight on the Friday before Ash Wednesday. Dancing, parades, dress in your head and shows that these institutions unforgettable spectacle.

* Fixed Junin is celebrated in public squares throughout June.
* 15 August sees the music, parade colors of the stands and a celebration of the feast of NS da Gloria do Outeiro.
* Festa da Penha is one of the biggest religious festivals in the city. Committed to all Sunday in October.

Buenos Aires

With her disappearance, in the architecture, the great boulevards of style and cafés of Buenos Aires as a European city, in another time.

Transport: How to get there and from

Buenos Aires is a transporter in the southern part of South America. The city has two airports: The international airport by Prime Minister Pistarni (known as the Ezeiza), for international flights. National and regional use Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (Aeroparque) which is only five kilometers from the city. Both airports are served by bus.

In Buenos Aires, is simple. The city has a subway effect known as Metro and a return to the clock of the bus system. Besides the main attractions are in the vicinity of each other, it is worthwhile to explore on foot.

Weather

Summers are hot with temperatures up to 40 ° C and the winters can be very cold. Spring (October-November) and autumn (March to May) is warm and pleasant. The rain may at any time, but he’s usually hard.

Accommodation: from cheap to luxury stays bathing

Arriving on the Internet to track the position and the cost of hotels in Buenos Aires

Events