Shopping Center Cassino Atlantico (Copacabana) is next door to the Rio Palace hotel. It features souvenir stores, antique shops, jewelry stores, and art galleries.
Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Phone: 021/247-8709
Sao Conrado Fashion Mall(São Conrado) has a great selection of international and Brazilian fashions.
Estrada da Gávea 899, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Phone: 021/322-0300
Shopping Center Da Gavea (Gávea) has a small but a good selection of fashion clothing and leather goods stores. It also has several top art galleries.
Via Parque(Barra da Tijuca) has 230 stores with its outlets being the attraction. There are movie theaters and fast-food restaurants, and the site of the Metropolitan Theater.
Some of the shops and malls have free shuttle service from the hotels. Please check with your concierge
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Rio and BA in December '07
by irvbur
We're looking at a particular tour from "Gotmyfare" that would have us stay at the Hotel Sarmiento or Roma Plaza(or equivilant) in BA, and the Hotel Atlantic or Hotel Royalty(or equivilant)in Rio. Has anyone ever used them? What's your experience with them?
Any info on hotels and/or location would be appreciated. Also, we would be traveling in December. What's the weather like then? I know it's Summer.
Please do not suggest independent travel.
Thanks, Irv
Re: Rio and BA in December '07
by midnight_mike
I can tell you that in March, which is "cooler," Rio was extremley hot and humid. I can't imagine it being any cooler in December. If you are coming from a cold weather climate, the heat will be harder to adjust to.
Re: Rio and BA in December '07
by adelaidebs
Irv,
Maybe you refer to Hotel Atlantico Copacabana?
http://www.atlanticocopacabana.com.br/
This is a good hotel (not a top one), very popular with organized tours and next to the subway station. It's about 4 blocks from the beach. I know people from my company who stay there when coming to a meeting in Rio, but lately they have used other hotels who give them some extras, like free dinner, so I can't give you recent feedback.
I know where Royalty Copacabana Hotel is located, it's a few blocks apart from Hotel Atlantico Copacabana, but I have no reference about their services. There's also Royalty Barra Hotel, which is in front of the beach.
Weather in December will most probably be hot and a bit wet. Summer is also our rainy season. In general it means a strong and quick rain late afternoon, but sometimes we may get a couple of days of constant rain. Every year it gets more unpredictable.
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