ALTERNATIVE HOTEL CHOICES
SOL IPANEMA HOTEL (part of Best Western International Chain)
http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=77018
(We highly recommend this hotel as well. It is simple with gorgeous views and not your standard "Best Western" They also provide complimentary beach chairs and umbrellas for the beach which is directly across the street! Great restaurants in walking distance as well)
COPACABANA RIO
http://www.copacabanariohotel.com.br/
(sheer luxury with matching prices- great place to have lunch, dinner, and cocktails!)
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
HOTEL/POUSADA INFORMATION
Dear Friends and Family:
Many of you have asked about hotel accomodations.
We are suggesting bookings at Hotel Ouro Verde.
http://www.dayrell.com.br/ouroverde/gouro.htm
Concerning Ouro Verde, we reserved 40 rooms, 31 front view + 9 without a view.
The hotel has a total of 64 rooms (including 31 with a front view) that can accommodate 2 to 3 people per room.
Daily rate Dec. 26th to 28th - Jan 1st to 2nd
U$ 100 per room (valid for all room categories)
New Year's package - Dec. 28th to Jan 1st (4 nights)
WITH VIEW
Double room: U$ 1,380.00
Triple room: U$ 1,685.00
WITHOUT VIEW
Double room: U$ 845.00
Triple room: U$ 1,100.00
The hotel charges 15% service tax.
Credit card payment available.
The hotel requests 50% payment to block a room + 50%
at check in. (check in at 02:00 p.m. - check out
12:00
a.m)
Christmas / New Year is the highest season in Rio -
even more than Carnival time - so the hotel will
eventually rent all of their rooms.
The advice of our Brazilian agent, is that those of
you who want to stay in this hotel (or any other
hotel) need to make their reservation as soon as
possible.
Hotel contact info:
Gran Dayrell Ouro Verde Hotel
Av. Atlântica 1.456 - Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro
RJ, Brasil
Tel: +55 (21) 2543 4123 Fax: +55 (21) 2543 4776
AUGUST 31 IS THE DEADLINE TO SECURE THIS RATE. RESERVATIONS MADE LATER THAN AUGUST 31 ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
ALTERNATIVE HOTEL CHOICES
SOL IPANEMA HOTEL (part of Best Western International Chain)
http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=77018
(We highly recommend this hotel as well. It is simple with gorgeous views and not your standard "Best Western" They also provide complimentary beach chairs and umbrellas for the beach which is directly across the street! Great restaurants in walking distance as well)
COPACABANA RIO
http://www.copacabanariohotel.com.br/
(sheer luxury with matching prices. also a great place to go for lunch or dinner if staying at a different hotel)
Many of you have asked about hotel accomodations.
We are suggesting bookings at Hotel Ouro Verde.
http://www.dayrell.com.br/ouroverde/gouro.htm
Concerning Ouro Verde, we reserved 40 rooms, 31 front view + 9 without a view.
The hotel has a total of 64 rooms (including 31 with a front view) that can accommodate 2 to 3 people per room.
Daily rate Dec. 26th to 28th - Jan 1st to 2nd
U$ 100 per room (valid for all room categories)
New Year's package - Dec. 28th to Jan 1st (4 nights)
WITH VIEW
Double room: U$ 1,380.00
Triple room: U$ 1,685.00
WITHOUT VIEW
Double room: U$ 845.00
Triple room: U$ 1,100.00
The hotel charges 15% service tax.
Credit card payment available.
The hotel requests 50% payment to block a room + 50%
at check in. (check in at 02:00 p.m. - check out
12:00
a.m)
Christmas / New Year is the highest season in Rio -
even more than Carnival time - so the hotel will
eventually rent all of their rooms.
The advice of our Brazilian agent, is that those of
you who want to stay in this hotel (or any other
hotel) need to make their reservation as soon as
possible.
Hotel contact info:
Gran Dayrell Ouro Verde Hotel
Av. Atlântica 1.456 - Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro
RJ, Brasil
Tel: +55 (21) 2543 4123 Fax: +55 (21) 2543 4776
AUGUST 31 IS THE DEADLINE TO SECURE THIS RATE. RESERVATIONS MADE LATER THAN AUGUST 31 ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
ALTERNATIVE HOTEL CHOICES
SOL IPANEMA HOTEL (part of Best Western International Chain)
http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=77018
(We highly recommend this hotel as well. It is simple with gorgeous views and not your standard "Best Western" They also provide complimentary beach chairs and umbrellas for the beach which is directly across the street! Great restaurants in walking distance as well)
COPACABANA RIO
http://www.copacabanariohotel.com.br/
(sheer luxury with matching prices. also a great place to go for lunch or dinner if staying at a different hotel)
Monday, August 27, 2007
OUR WEDDING CEREMONY LOCATION DEC 28
Dear Family and Friends-
Here is the link and address for Solar De Santa....where we will have our wedding ceremony.
Please check back for the exact time of the ceremony. Until then enjoy the beautiful preview at their website.
http://www.solardesanta.com/
Solar de Santa
Ladeira do Meirelles, 32 Santa Teresa,
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil - 20241-340Tel: +55 21
2221-2117Fax: +55 21 2221-6679
xxoo
Numa and Francis
Here is the link and address for Solar De Santa....where we will have our wedding ceremony.
Please check back for the exact time of the ceremony. Until then enjoy the beautiful preview at their website.
http://www.solardesanta.com/
Solar de Santa
Ladeira do Meirelles, 32 Santa Teresa,
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil - 20241-340Tel: +55 21
2221-2117Fax: +55 21 2221-6679
xxoo
Numa and Francis
PRE WEDDING DINNER- DECEMBER 27
Dear Family and Friends:
Here is the link address and phone number to our dinner party on December 27.
http://www.aprazivel.com.br
Rua Aprazivel 62 Santa Teresa - Cep 0241 - 270
tels: 25089174 - 2507 7334
We will start at 730 to enjoy the sunset and night in Rio. Dress code is casual elegant-we trust your interpretation.
We have planned this dinner for our friends and family from all over the world to meet each other in a special place the day before our wedding.
Looking forward to seeing all of you....
Much love
Numa and Francis
Here is the link address and phone number to our dinner party on December 27.
http://www.aprazivel.com.br
Rua Aprazivel 62 Santa Teresa - Cep 0241 - 270
tels: 25089174 - 2507 7334
We will start at 730 to enjoy the sunset and night in Rio. Dress code is casual elegant-we trust your interpretation.
We have planned this dinner for our friends and family from all over the world to meet each other in a special place the day before our wedding.
Looking forward to seeing all of you....
Much love
Numa and Francis
Thursday, August 23, 2007
DRESS CODE FOR THE WEDDING CEREMONY DEC 28
Many of our family and friends have asked us about the dress code for the wedding ceremony. Two years ago, on our last trip to Brazil, we participated in the New Year tradition of dressing in white to greet and honor the Ocean Goddess - Iemanjå.
We woud like to merge this strong and beautiful color symbol into our wedding as well.
So please- all white elegant attire for the wedding day festivities.
Many have asked if there are exceptions for off-white or different colored accessories. We kindly request that everyone adhere to standard white with no additional color accents (i.e. shoes, handbags..)
Here is a travel link and the matching text that we found describing the New Year tradition.
Thank you everyone...
Love and Affection
Numa and Francis
http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=rio_de_janeiro@129&cur_section=fea&feature=30007
New Year's Eve in Rio
Although Rio's annual Carnival is an amazing spectacle, there is perhaps no stranger sight than that which takes place on the beaches in many of Brazil's cities each New Year's Eve. Under the warm tropical sky and with the backdrop of the modern city, thousands of adherents of the Candomblé religion -- vulgarly known as macumba -- honor Iemanjá, the goddess of the sea.
The advent of the new year is a time for renewal and to ask for blessings. The faithful of all ages, colors, and classes pour onto the beaches at around 10 PM, mostly at Copacabana. Some draw mystic signs in the sand. Others lay out white tablecloths with gifts befitting the proud, beautiful goddess: combs, mirrors, lipsticks, hair ribbons, perfumes, wines. Still others bring flowers with notes asking for favors tucked amid the blossoms. Worshippers chant and sing over their offerings and set candles around them.
By 11:30 PM the beaches are a mass of white-clad believers with flickering candles -- the shore looks as if it has been invaded by millions of fireflies. At midnight the singing, shrieking, and sobbing is accompanied by fireworks, sirens, and bells. After that the faithful rush to the water for the moment of truth: if the goddess is satisfied with an offering, it's carried out to sea, and the gift giver's wish will come true. If, however, Iemanjá is displeased with an offering, the ocean throws it back; the gift giver must try again another year.
We woud like to merge this strong and beautiful color symbol into our wedding as well.
So please- all white elegant attire for the wedding day festivities.
Many have asked if there are exceptions for off-white or different colored accessories. We kindly request that everyone adhere to standard white with no additional color accents (i.e. shoes, handbags..)
Here is a travel link and the matching text that we found describing the New Year tradition.
Thank you everyone...
Love and Affection
Numa and Francis
http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=rio_de_janeiro@129&cur_section=fea&feature=30007
New Year's Eve in Rio
Although Rio's annual Carnival is an amazing spectacle, there is perhaps no stranger sight than that which takes place on the beaches in many of Brazil's cities each New Year's Eve. Under the warm tropical sky and with the backdrop of the modern city, thousands of adherents of the Candomblé religion -- vulgarly known as macumba -- honor Iemanjá, the goddess of the sea.
The advent of the new year is a time for renewal and to ask for blessings. The faithful of all ages, colors, and classes pour onto the beaches at around 10 PM, mostly at Copacabana. Some draw mystic signs in the sand. Others lay out white tablecloths with gifts befitting the proud, beautiful goddess: combs, mirrors, lipsticks, hair ribbons, perfumes, wines. Still others bring flowers with notes asking for favors tucked amid the blossoms. Worshippers chant and sing over their offerings and set candles around them.
By 11:30 PM the beaches are a mass of white-clad believers with flickering candles -- the shore looks as if it has been invaded by millions of fireflies. At midnight the singing, shrieking, and sobbing is accompanied by fireworks, sirens, and bells. After that the faithful rush to the water for the moment of truth: if the goddess is satisfied with an offering, it's carried out to sea, and the gift giver's wish will come true. If, however, Iemanjá is displeased with an offering, the ocean throws it back; the gift giver must try again another year.
Friday, August 10, 2007
US PASSPORT HOLDERS remember your VISAS!
friendly reminder...
please don't get caught at the airport as I did two years ago without your VISA! you will be turned away! if you are living in los angeles here is the web address
http://www.brazilian-consulate.org/
and if you are living in New York here is the web address:
http://en.brazilny.org/index.php?/consulado/anchor/tourist/
otherwise please search on google for the brazilian consulate where you live.
see you in rio!
numa and francis
please don't get caught at the airport as I did two years ago without your VISA! you will be turned away! if you are living in los angeles here is the web address
http://www.brazilian-consulate.org/
and if you are living in New York here is the web address:
http://en.brazilny.org/index.php?/consulado/anchor/tourist/
otherwise please search on google for the brazilian consulate where you live.
see you in rio!
numa and francis
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