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Welcome to ecobrazil.com's bookstore. The selection of books below has been hand-picked by our travel experts, and they contain excellent information for the first-timer or for returning visitors to Brazil.

In order to guarantee fast delivery, great customer service and a great low price, we offer these selections to you in association with Longitude Books.

Insight Guide Amazon Wildlife - $21.95

Guidebook � Paper � 368 Pages (1999)
An illustrated guide to the region, its wildlife and conservation by an international team of biologists and photographers. It covers the bio-geography, habitats, animal groups and conservation problems in a series of short essays. Several chapters are devoted to the people of the region and to a country-by-country survey of the river's features. It also includes some practical travel information and a short checklist of mammals and birds.

Lonely Planet Rio De Janeiro - $14.95

Paperback - 152 pages, 2nd edition (October 1998) - 11 Maps
Rio is the world's biggest tropical city, and one of the most densely populated places on Earth. This guide features all the information a traveler to Rio needs to know, including suggestions for day trips, tips for independent travelers, accommodation, food and restaurant options, notes on visiting during Carnaval, and much, much more. The guide includes an attractive and useful full-color map section.

Footprints Brazil Guide - $19.95

Guidebook � Paper � 780 Pages (2000)
By the venerable British publishers of the "South American Handbook," this guide is built for the road with sturdy covers and a sewn binding. It's nicely divided between a general overview of Brazil and practical travel detail on where to go and what to do.

Rough Guide to Brazil - $21.95

Paperback - 736 pages, 3rd edition (February 1998)
The Rough Guide to Brazil is packed with nuts-and-bolts advice on exploring the Amazon, partying in Rio and visiting towns and villages across the nation. The Rough Guide offers detailed recommendations for lodging (from the family-run pens�o to luxury hotels) and restaurants (where to get the best feijoada, a hearty stew garnished with orange slices). Included are must-read accounts of ecological issues, Carnaval and Brazil's renowned musical and dance traditions, from bossa nova to capoiera and more.

The Pantanal of Mato Grosso, World's Largest Wetlands - $100.50

A comprehensive examination of the Pantanal, including its human history, flora and fauna, geology and ecology. Geared for environmental planners and academics, it is also an excellent, detailed (and costly) overview for the educated lay traveler. Complete with maps and black-and-white illustrations. You'll find this book extremely useful for acquiring in-depth information about the wildlife in the world's largest wetlands area.

Tropical Nature - $13.00

Natural History � � Paper � 248 Pages � (1984)
A lively, lucid portrait of the rain forest as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its 17 marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants and animals of the Central and South American rain forests. With a lengthy appendix of practical advice for the tropical traveler.