<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I decided to take some of the money I was saving by staying in the $52-a-night hotel and splurge with a big night on the town.

This wasn't so easy. A great thing about Brazil is that you can eat splendidly and amply for a few dollars. At the nearby Barril 1800, an indoor-outdoor cafe facing Ipanema Beach, I tried very hard but could not push my bill past $14.50 — this, for a huge fresh salad of watercress and hearts of palm, followed by a whole fillet of fresh fish sautéed in garlic and olive oil, with sides of rice, black beans and my favorite Brazilian treat, a side of finely slivered sautéed green kale. It was enough for two or three people.</font>

From Sunday's New York Times Travel Section Rio Doesn't Need Carnival to Enjoy Life (http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/20/travel/20FRUG.html)



[This message has been edited by blairvanhorn (edited 01-21-2002).]

I was in Rio last week and returned this Tuesday - Most of what Daisy said in NYT is true. I did have dinner at Marius but the eat side - There are two restaurants, one for seafood, other meat - side-by-side.

Another good restaurant is Mia, in Ipanema.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by akhullar:
I was in Rio last week and returned this Tuesday - Most of what Daisy said in NYT is true. I did have dinner at Marius but the meat side - There are two restaurants, one for seafood, other meat - side-by-side.

Another good restaurant is Mia, in Ipanema.</font>

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