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From airport to downtown, Tiete, BarruCuda etc Direction: exit arrival, turn right, walk 5 minutes (follow the omnibus sign), there will be a bunch of terminals to different destinations Price: 30 Real to Tiete Air con, comfortable and safe
Price: 97R Air-con not as cold as others claim, but the driver dressed like an Eskimo. Leave Tiete at Platform 32 on 8:00pm. Arrive at around 10:50am
It is free... but the park is not.
Iguassu Fall Brazil Price: 21.15R (in 2009) Leave my luggage at the Iguassu Fall. Lockers big enough for my 70L Backpack + 30L daypack
Burritos Price:22p The resturant is at the bus terminal in Puerto Iguazu (Argentina Side). It is cheap but good. Ambient not as fancy as other tourist resturants in town but much better value.
They put the luggage in two rows so the trained dogs could sniff them. You can see the process through the windowed door. If you luggage is being barked upon, it would be a good idea to run.
Ordered a Pasta of Napoleana for 16R It is expensive compare to Bolivia, but the potion is huge.
Price: 17R Soda: 2.5R Total: 19.5R the potion is huge
Price: 85R Expensive but worth the money Include Breakfast Breakfast is great, best variety so far Air Con, TV, Fridge, private Bathroom, hot water (electric) 12:00pm checkout Breakfast 6:00 to 9:30am Polite staff (don't speak much English)
Ordered a Pizza for 25R and a soda. They don't have sprite, only "soda" Antarctica, same same. The pizza is huge, it doesn't look like the food for one person... wasteful....
Price: 190R, or 187R.. negotiate down to 116R but later charged 165R Hotel staffs are dishonest. First quote lower price, than charge higher price.
Avoid
Rooms are ok, air con is noisyThe food court is rather fancy, lots of choices. They even have waiter serving, very strange... The shopping mall is huge... very much like western shopping malls They have McDonald, Burger King, Subway... even Japanese and Chinese food.... I have to buy some drinks.... need to figure out where... The Tortelone-verde cost around 15.5R, not too expensive. And plus the drinks....
Real Expresso Leaving from Inter-state terminal (Rodoferrovaria), east of the Eixo in Brasilia... Price: 33.5R Time: 10:00am and 09:00pm (Daily depart) Duration: 3.5 hour
There claimed to be buses leaving from central station at 7:30am, 11:00am and 3:00pm but I cannot verify those claims. It would be very difficult to find the correct bus in Central bus station.
Return to Brasilia at 3:00am and 2:10pm (but so far at 14:18:18 the 2:10pm bus is still here). Bus finally left at 14:53:09
Bus to Sao Jorge leave alto Paraiso at 3:30pm and return at 9:00am?
Price: 75R (negotiate to 65R) Room is small but clean, very characteristic with violet decoration Owner doesn't speak English, but she is very friendly. After the bus station, go East, then North (aka turn right).
Recommended
It is decorated with an Alien figures... Masa de Jorge is a Pizza Parlor I came here for the alien, even though I don't quite fancy pizza tonight. Toscana Pizza for 18.9R (Toscana is supposed to be a Vegetarian plant), drinks for 2.5R. At the end, it wasn?t vegetarian at all. The restaurant is relatively affordable. They sell pickles and spices in jars.
Recommended
Price: 85R + 10% (weekend special) Facing the shopping mall Patio Brasil A budget mid range hotel in Brasilia Air con (very loud), TV, fridge, hot water, telephone
So it is not a 4 star hotel, and rooms are "a bit" dated, but in a cheap convenient location, this seems to be an excellent choice.
Bus from Brasilia to Rio de Janeiro KIOSK: Guanabara Company: Util (the first kiosk on your left when entering the Rodoferroviaria) Time: 14:30 (about 17hr) Piece: 191R (Semi Leito) There is another bus at 20:00? or 21:00? conventional? not sure
Recommended
price:145R breakfast included air con is good room is small WIFI cost 5R not a good value for such small room The 300 rooms are good, the 400 rooms are on the first floor and is small, avoid those.