how much money'll b enough to stay for 2 weeks in Brazil ? as a tourist?

iBERG · 10-17-2007, 03:04 AM

note that i don't have any1 in brazil , family or friends . so my question was about how much do i need to spend those 2 weeks in brazil in the biggest cities , sight seeing , going to night clubs , bars , strip clubs .... etc , let's also not forget the hotel , i don't want 5 star hotel , also i don't want dirty hotels .by the way this question is directed to brazilians & whoever went there as a tourist .i have more 2 questions , can i find a lot of people who speak english ? or i'll have to have a translator .last question , are the airplane tickets from brazil to latin america countries cheap or expensive ... i wanted to know how will it cost me for a plane from brazil to these countries ( venezuela - peru - argentina - cuba - mexico ) ....thanx 4 u all

Ellen · 10-17-2007, 06:27 PM

2 grand should work

jkhawaja · 10-18-2007, 09:49 AM

I went to Rio about two years ago with my wife. A couple of things to consider:1) A good hotel will run you about $150/night. Don't stay anywhere cheap because Rio isn't very safe. You want to be in the "tourist" areas in Ipanema or Copacabana. They are pricier but keep in mind that anywhere else and your odds of getting mugged skyrocket.2) All of the tourist stuff over there costs about $30/pop. There is a whole bunch of stuff to see, so keep that in mind when you budget yourself. We ended up going to 5-6 different spots and it cost us around $300 for two people.3) about 25% of the people we ran into speak english. This is another really important reason to stay at a good hotel. Anytime you want to go anywhere the english speaking staff will give you eact directions and explain to the cabbies where to take you. They'll also tell you how to get back and how to stay safe.4) The things I enjoyed about Rio the most were the beaches (holy hell, they are incredible), the juice bars (try every kind of juice you can - they are amazing) and the small tourist villages that are sprinkled all over Rio. Expect to spend a lot of time walking around and soaking in the sights and the culture. It's an amazing, beautiful, and fascinating place.