Frommer's Brazil

A native of California, but a Vancouverite by choice, Shawn Blore has lived and worked in a half-dozen countries and traveled in 40 or more (but who's counting). Now a resident of Rio de Janeiro, 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 South America, and Frommer's Portable Rio de Janeiro.

Alexandra de Vries made her first journey to Brazil at the ripe old age of 1 month (alas, few of her food reviews from that trip survive). In recent years, Alexandra has returned many times to travel, explore, and live in this amazing country. Alexandra co-writes Frommer's Portable Rio de Janeiro, about her favorite place to live, and Frommer's South America, about her favorite places to visit.