Hey Lais! Congrats on planning a trip to Brazil! We used the public bus to get back to Rio and an Uber to get there. The private transfer with the terrible communication was arranged by an outside party so unfortunately I don’t have any details. I highly recommend Uber in Brazil — it was a lifesaver! Perfect for the airport. Check out the other guesthouse we stayed in on the very opposite end of the spectrum… nothing fancy but gorgeous ocean views and right in town! Best of luck and enjoy your travels.

Hi Alex!
Your blogs are amazing! I’m so happy I came across them as we are also planning a trip to Rio and also planing on taking a two day trip to Buzios.

Any chance you can provide the info on the transportation that you guys missed? Also, how did you manage to get back?

Aside from Casa Brancas, do you have any other hotel recommendations for a young couple? Casas Brancas sounds amazing, but it’s a bit over our price range.

Also, how did you get from the airport in Rio to Copacabana/Ipanema?

Thanks!
Lais

Next time I will for sure! 😀

Honestly, I think based on our transportation experiences I’d say rent a car and make a road trip out of it! You’d have so much freedom once you’re there, too!

Thanks babe! That is great to hear — kinda felt guilty dumping my emotional distress into the review of a beautiful hotel, but hopefully any potential guests can see through my angst and get right down to booking 😉

Shit does indeed happen 🙂 I was grateful to be in such a gorgeous place, for sure!

Indeed! As you’ll see from my next Brazil post, things definitely started to look up after this 🙂

So true, Janice, a lesson I learned over and over in Brazil. Scuba post all edited and uploaded, can’t wait to publish!

That is such a lovely compliment Dominique! Thank you so much!

Ha, yes… frankly, I’d say it’s an understatement. I’ve actually been working on a post that kind of sums up my general Brazil feelings, since they were so very complicated. Stay tuned!