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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 Alô Rio (phone 021/542-8080; daily
8am-8pm).
Riotur's main office is in Centro at Rua da Assembléia 10
(Mon-Fri 9am-6pm; phone 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 Rodoviária (6am-midnight) and Galeão
and Santos Dumont airports (6am-midnight).
Information about the state of Rio is available from
TurisRio , at Rua da Assembléia 10 (phone 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; phone 021/509-6017).
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Note that if you're going to stay in Brazil for over six
months, you are obliged to register at the Registro de
Estrangeiros, Polícia Federal, Av. Venezuela 2 (Mon-Fri
11am-4pm; phone 021/263-3747).
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