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Frommer\'s Portable Guides offer all the detailed information and insider advice of a Frommer\'s Complete Guide—but in a concise, pocket-sized format. Perfect for the short-term traveler who insists on value and doesn\'t want to wade through or carry a full-size guidebook, this series selects the very best choices in all price categories and takes you straight to the top sights. Get the latest on hotels, restaurants, sightseeing, shopping, and nightlife in a nutshell in these lightweight, inexpensive guides. Frommer\'s Portable Rio de Janeiro is the premier guide to the Brazilian city, with complete coverage of Carnaval. Whether you\'re a city dweller, an outdoor adventurer, or a partier in search of a good time, Rio de Janeiro presents so many diverse travel options that it\'ll make your head spin. Frommer\'s Portable Rio de Janeiro will help you plan a memorable trip, starting with our highly opinionated lists of the best experiences the city has to offer. About the Author A native of California, Shawn Blore has lived and worked in a half dozen countries and traveled in 40 more (but who’s counting?). Now a resident of Vancouver, Shawn is an award-winning magazine writer and the author of Vancouver: Secrets of the City and co-author of Frommer’s Vancouver & Victoria, Frommer’s Brazil, and Frommer’s Portable Rio de Janeiro. Alexandra de Vries made her first journey to Brazil at the ripe old age of one month. (Alas, few of her food reviews from that trip survive.) In the years since, Alexandra has returned many times to travel, explore, and live in this amazing country. Alexandra co-writes Frommer’s Vancouver & Victoria about her favorite place to live and Frommer’s Brazil and Frommer’s Portable Rio de Janeiro about her all-time favorite place to visit.