However, this is a large country, and there are different local costumes and accents. Bargaining is useful, but trying very hard is not always the best approach. Silv rio Nery. Clothes - good cotton and wool, good synthetic fibers for warm weather. You have to carry your own packs.
Approaches are usually short.
There are a few professional mountain guides. Eliseu is one of them, and can indicate others. It's necessary to take yellow fever vaccine before coming. It's advisable to worry about malaria. Once erradicated, nowadays it appears sometimes, mainly during summer months, in Rio de Janeiro and S o Paulo.