According to an international hotel price index just published, Río de Janeiro has the most expensive 4* hotels in the world. São Paulo comes second on the list. When all hotel categories are taken into account, Rio de Janeiro features in 9th place while São Paulo takes the 21st place. The top placings of Rio [...]
An article from Tribuna do Norte (we saw it mentioned at the blog Guia Natal) reflects on increasing living costs in Natal, capital of Rio Grande do Norte. Prices have gone up to the point where Natal is today the most expensive capital in Northeast Brazil, surpassing Recife, Salvador and Fortaleza. The reason for the [...]
“Brazilian hotels, the most expensive in the world”. “Rio de Janeiro, the most expensive city of the Americas”. “Accommodation in São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro is more expensive than in Berlin”. The media headlines tell the story of how expensive Brazil has become in recent years. An overvalued local currency means foreign tourists will [...]
The article When the chips are down published recently by The Economist featured a table with recent Big Mac Index data that shows how Brazil has become a very expensive destination. The index is a a semi-humorous attempt to compare living costs throughout the world, by comparing the cost of a single product, the Big [...]
There are at least three websites informing the approximate cost of taxi rides in Brazil. While each one of them presents approximate prices, they are handy tools to help you have an idea how how much a taxi ride will set you back. The three pages make use of Google Maps and as well as [...]
