<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LLZ:
A word of warning...no matter how expensive the hotel/restaurant and strictly drinking bottled water, it's still possible to contract Giardia...a nasty intestinal thing you don't want. I would advise purchasing some Tinizadole (can buy it without a prescription) before you return just in case...it's not available in the U.S. but is everywhere else (including Europe). This bug doesn't show until generally 10-14 days after exposure. Brazilian University studies have found the bug, in sufficient quantities of bottled water, to cause the malady!!
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Wow !!! I hadn't any idea it was so dangerous to live in this city ! I've drunk water directly from the tap for years as studies claim water in Sao Paulo to be as pure as in any other big city as NY, LAX or LON, quite different from certain cities in Asia.
C'mon !!! This is not the Amazon Jungle, and we're out of monkeys on the streets
