WWW.IPANEMA.COM received Magellan's prestigious 4-star award, and the rating from Yahoo! We have been selected as a recommended website by editors of Lycos City Guide, Encarta World Atlas, CNN Travel, BBC Knowledge, E! Entertainment, Encyclopædia Britannica, National Geographic Traveler, Fodor's, Rough Guide to Travel Online, Lonely Planet, and other reputable sources. We have already contributed with photos to 2 U.S. museums, and several international publications. On this page we share with you some of these awards, honors, and professional reviews about our website.

All About Rio Learn how to be a Carioca, a laid back local at the "first site born and raised in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro's favorite neighborhood." German, English and Portuguese version provide freewheeling, common sense advice to first-time visitors. Take the virtual tour of Rio's beaches, take another virtual tour with Fred, the dog, and then head for the well-organized contents page. Ahh.(we are one of only two sites in Brazil to be honored with the highest ranking by Magellan)

All About Rio Not that you've probably ever needed encouragement to take off for Rio de Janeiro, but this site will make it easier. The producers are sitting on the beach in Ipanema, just waiting for you. You can take a quick tour of the neighborhoods that make up Rio, or make a specific search of everything from cheap lodging to expensive dining to "where the surf is always up". It's a very clickable site.

Rio for Beginners Delightful and down-to-earth guide for the first time visitor to the land of the samba and the thong. You'll learn how to weather customs, avoid mugging, travel around the city, and relax into the sensual life like a native Carioca.

There's an overwhelming amount of information on this phenomenal site, every other word, it seems, hotlinked to a useful database or a relevant cross-reference. With its straight-talking, common-sense advice, its lively tone and its palpable passion for the place, the guide gives you the skinny on Rio's beaches, restaurants, and nightlife, its drag queens and samba parades, the thongs and beach soccer, with maps an scores of photos. Accommodation reviews are honest and illuminating and you can book rooms - and local tours - online. Your guide to Ipanema is Fred, a wise-cracking dog; if you have a spare moment you can make him bark and growl. The Rough Guide to Travel Online - How to plan and book any trip online, by Samantha Cook and Greg Ward

All About Rio Its easy to grasp what you will find on a site that has the Beach of Ipanema as the front door. All About Rio (https://ipanema.com) definitely lives up to its name: it is a real guide to information and services in the Marvelous City, both for visitors and locals. With versions in English, German - as well as Portuguese, of course - it features tourist attractions, hotel lists, night life (with tips about cinema, theater, bars, shows and discos), local news and even emergency phones. And all of that with the right to a tour guide. Its Fred, a dog, that also uses the opportunity to introduce his family and tell his adventures on the famous Ipanema beach sidewalk. Internet World, July 96

Veja Rio is a weekly magazine that helps Cariocas plan their whole week with tips, interviews, editorials and articles. It has become a sort of a cult item in town. Subscribers to Veja (the parent magazine) receive it on Sunday, early in the morning. They were the first to find our pages! We were mentioned as being "A cool guide about the city listing hotels, restaurants and nightclubs."

The Web's Best Sites - All About Rio - Wide-ranging visitor information about Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in English, Portuguese and German. Provides listings of attractions, restaurants, and accommodations with an online reservation service and links. Discusses visas, customs, transportation, safety, money matters, neighborhoods, events including Carnival and more. Also features a section especially for lesbian and gay visitors, and offers resources for Ipanema. britannica.com Encyclopedia Britannica Online

The Web's Best Sites - Rio Gay Guide - Extensive travel guide for gays and lesbians in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Provides information about and listings of bars, restaurants, accommodations, night clubs, parties, and more. Also contains "Rio for Beginners!", with helpful information. britannica.com, Encyclopedia Britannica Online

All About Rio https://ipanema.com/ This award-winning site, packed with information and pictures, offers insider’s tips on touring Rio by neighborhood, beach, and dog-friendly path.
National Geographic, 50 places @ nationalgeographic.com

A good site for checking listings and reviews of bars and events across Brazil is www.ipanema.com.
BBC Onelife Travel, Country A to Z, Brazil

All about Rio - This tri-lingual (English, Portuguese and German) insider's guide to Rio and Ipanema includes restaurant and club listings as well as practical tips for the traveler.
Lonely Planet SubWWWay, Web Links

Even the dogs wear sunglasses in Rio, according to Ipanema.com
Lonely Planet Theme Guides, Beaches

Rio-Guide und Karneval - Ein paar Bilder vom letzten Karneval in Rio gefällig? Dann sollten Sie unbedingt ipanema.com, den "Insiders Guide to Rio de Janeiro" ansteuern. Er hat mehr als genug davon. Daneben aber auch einen hervorragenden Stadtführer für die Ausnahmemetropole mit zahlreichen Tipps zu Restaurants, Hotels und nächtlichen Ausgehmöglichkeiten. In der Rubrik "Rio for Beginners" ist alles Wichtige zur Reiseplanung zu finden.
Travellinxx.de, der Reiseführer fürs Internet - Top-Sites Brasilien

Ipanema.com Erstklassiger Service und viele nützliche Informationen für jeden, der sich für die brasilianische Metropole interessiert. Sicher der beste Rio-Guide im Web.
travelshop.de, Brasilien in Travelshop

All About Rio Information on where to eat, sleep and party from a guide who was "born and raised in Ipanema".
The Guardian, Guardian Unlimited Travel, Brazil

Ipanema.com & now riodejaneiroguide.com   Large, insightful, award-winning, well promoted and often updated site for all of Rio. Google overall winner by a mile
www.carnaval.com, Rio de Janeiro City Guide

Rio de Janeiro on the Web - Prepare for your perfect days in Rio with a visit to www.ipanema.com.You'll find photos, clickable maps, and beach tours.
hemispheresmagazine.com Three Perfect Days, Rio de Janeiro

All about Rio, a site that has won rave reviews. Here you will find just about everything and anything you need to know about Rio. “Rio de Janeiro is one of the most fascinating travel destinations in the world,” the sites says in an overview. “There's so much to do and see!” That would be an appropriate description of the site as well. It offers 12 main categories, which in turn comes with additional subcategories.  The restaurant list, for example, offers not only a very useful overview about dining out in Rio, but also lists of restaurants by food category and even a “Rio’s Top 15” list, chosen by the editors of the site (and which includes everything from expensive to inexpensive alternatives). In addition to extensive information on hotels, the site comes with an impressive guide to the nightlife, including samba clubs. And throughout the site there are plenty of photos. In fact, they apparently are an integral part of All About Rio, as are illustrations by local artist Ziraldo. Combined they make the user experience entertaining.
travellatinamerica.com, Travel Latin America, Spotlight Rio de Janeiro

Ipanema.com - Insider's guide to Rio de Janeiro. Lots of useful information presented in humorous and entertaining form. Includes lists of museums, theathers, and important sites.
Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta, Georgia

Rio de Janeiro Guide, https://riodejaneiroguide.com - Insider's guide to travel service in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hotel bookings, car rental, virtual city tours, maps, domestic flights, discount airfare
Google Directory, Rio de Janeiro, Travel & Tourism

Everything you want to find out about Rio de Janeiro can be found on www.ipanema.com.It is the best website devoted to divine Rio. Are you looking for the best samba classes, or do you feel like playing football on the beach? Right on www.ipanema.com (in three languages, English, Portuguese, and German) you will find out where to go, what to do, and what to see in Rio; how to save money and how to spend Carnival in this town. FRED will guide you and Fred is... a dog. He will take you on a journey round the most sunny parts of Rio.

The best WWW pages about Brazil are enriched with illustrations by a famous Brazilian artist, Ziraldo. This page is easy to follow, and it's easy to load or print information. We recommend to read it before your trip! Let us just add that this page is also recommended by the most prestigious travel publishing houses, such as National Geographic Traveller, Fodor's and Lonely Planet. Moreover, www.ipanema.com was awarded with four stars by Magellan's and distinguished by Yahoo!
by Anna Krzyzanowska of L&M Globe Connection Magazine, Warsaw, Poland

When you're searching look at all the pictures and photos! You'll get some great ideas for colors to use on your website design and a 'feel' for the flavor of your site... after all you want surfers to get in the Latin Spirit and sign up for your Latin Sponsor! Found a particularly interesting site? Bookmark it so you can find it again later (This is very important if you're searching a lot!). For example take a look at some of the high energy, passionate, provocative photos of the Rio Carnival [ipanema.com] and get some great color and theme ideas for your Latin websites!
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