Information
There are three official tourist agencies in the city, none of them particularly efficient. Information about Rio itself is from Riotur , which distributes maps and brochures and has a helpful English-speaking telephone information service Alo Rio (tel 021/542-8080; daily 8am-8pm). Riotur's main office is in Centro at Rua da Assembleia 10 (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm; tel 021/217-7575), and it also has a branch in Copacabana at Av. Princesa Isabel 18 (daily 8am-8pm). Most of Riotur's information can also be picked up at their booths at the Rodoviaria (6am-midnight) and Galeao and Santos Dumont airports (6am-midnight). Information about the state of Rio is available from TurisRio , at Rua da Assembleia 10 (tel 021/215-0011); and the most basic information about the rest of Brazil from EMBRATUR , also in Centro at Rua Uruguaina 174 (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm; tel 021/509-6017). Note that if you're going to stay in Brazil for over six months, you are obliged to register at the Registro de Estrangeiros, Policia Federal, Av. Venezuela 2 (Mon-Fri 11am-4pm; tel 021/263-3747).
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