Clothing - Sportive and summer clothes like cotton are the most appropriate. Don't forget casual dress clothes for nightlife and fine dining also.

Tips: As a general guideline, in restaurants and bars the usual tip is included (services), corresponding to 10% of the bill. Hotel porters will take it, depending on the luggage you have, you can tip them with R$ 2 to R$ 5. Most of the prices of items and services have already the Brazilian federal taxes included.

Electrical Power - 110 volts

Useful phones and general information

• Location: 105 miles from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Area telephone code: 55-24         Postal code: 28925-000

• Exchange:
  
  - At Banco do Brasil S/A
  Estrada José Bento Ribeiro Dantas - Shopping Praia do Canto
  Phone: 55-24-623-2009 / 623-2302
  - At local exchange and tour agencies

• Tourism Secretariat
  Phone: 55-24-623-2099
  Tourism Secretary: Isac Tilinger

• Direct line for the City Hall
  Informations, suggestions and complaints
  Tel: (0800)-24-9999 (toll free valid only in Brazil)
  

• Banks in Búzios:
  
  - Banco do Brasil S/A
  Estrada José Bento Ribeiro Dantas - Shopping Praia do Canto
  Phone: 55-24-623-2009 / 623-2302
  Cash dispenser 24 hours.

  - Bradesco S/A
  Rua Manoel Turibe de Faria, 71
  Phone: 55-24-623-2183 /623-1586 / 623-1514
  Cash dispenser 24 hours.

  - Banco Real S/A
  Estrada José Bento Ribeiro Dantas, 5400
  Phone: 55-24-623-6533
  Cash dispenser from 10:00 AM up to 15:00 PM

  - 24 hours Bank at Praça Santos Dumont.
  Itaú - Summer agency - Shopping Praia do Canto.

• Post Office
  Pça. Santos Dummont, 111 - Centro
  Phone: 55-24-623-1640

• Port Authorities
  Phone: 55-24-643-2840

• Nautical Chart
  Number 1504

• Umberto Modiano Airport
  Phone: 55-24-629-1225

• Police
  Est. J. B. Ribeiro Dantas-Rasa
  Phone: 55-24-629-1281

• Hospitals

  - Clínica Búzios
  Est. J. B. Ribeiro Dantas, 3000 - Manguinhos.
  Phone: 55-24-623-2465 / 623-6000

  - Posto de Saúde de Manguinhos
  Est. J. B. Ribeiro Dantas - Manguinhos.

• Gas Station

  Five ( Shell - Esso - Petrobrás)