Usefull Information

Location: 105 miles from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Maps)

Postal code: 28925-000

Population: about 20,000.

Clothing: Casual summer clothes in natural fabrics like cotton are most appropriate. Don't forget dress clothes (still casual) for nightlife and fine dining.

Best time to visit: There's no such thing as a bad time to visit Búzios. If you don't care much for partying, the best time to enjoy Búzios is off-season, specially from March to June and from September to November. In this periods, you will find great weather, lower rates and plenty of room for you to relax on the beach. Mid-December through mid-Febraury is the busiest period, with January being the peak month.

Tips: As a general guideline, restaurants and bars include the usual 10% tip in the bill, often labeled as service, It The customary tip to hotel porters is R$ 2 to R$ 5. Prices of goods and services already have taxes included.

Electrical Power in Búzios and Rio de Janeiro: 110 volts, 60 Hz

Exchange: The monetary unit of Brazil is the Real (R$). It can be exchanged at Airports, Banks, travel Agencies and authorized Hotels. International credit cards are accepted at hotels and in most restaurants and stores.

Exchange in Búzios:
- At Banco do Brasil, (Estrada José Bento Ribeiro Dantas, Shopping Praia do Canto, phone #: 55-22-2623-2009 / 2623-2302) and local exchange and tour agencies, usually located in downtown Búzios.

Banks in Búzios:

- Banco do Brasil
- Bradesco
- Banco Real
- Unibanco
- Itaú
- ATM (here called 24 hours bank), Located at Praça Santos Dumont, offers limited services requires a card w/password and does not process foreign currency.

Climate:

Annual average temperature: 26º C (80 ºF).
Temperature of the water: between 18º and 21º C (64 to 68ºF)
Average number of sunny days in a year: 254
The seasons are exactly opposite to the one of Europe and United States.
For a more detailed forecast please click here.
Time zone

As in most of the country, Búzios, is three less hours than in Greenwich (England). This relationship changes when it is established the schedule of summer in Brazil, and the clocks are early one hour, decreasing this difference to 2 hours.

Language

Portuguese is the national language, but Portuguese spoken in Brazil is different, in accent and intonation, than the language spoken in Portugal and Portuguese colonies. English and Spanish are also spoken in some hotels, Inns, restaurants and tourist spots. Portuguese speakers usually understand Spanish, though the contrary is not necessarily the case.

Phone Calls

Brazil country code: 55
Búzios city code: 22

The public telephones installed at public places work with phone card, allowing local and international calls, as well as collect calls. The telephones that make international calls are identified by the operational instructions of the telephone.

Phone cards: Easily found to buy, there are cards of 20, 50 and 90 units.

International:
Direct connection: 00 + code of the operator + code of the country + code of the city + telephone

Regional in Brazil:
Direct connection: 00 + code of the operator + code of the city + telephone

Operator Embratel Cod: 21 / Operadora Intelig Cod: 23 / Operadora Telemar Cod: 31

Useful phones and general information

Tourism Secretariat
Pórtico de Búzios, S/Nº
Phone: 55-22 2633-6200
Email: secturbuzios@mar.com.br

City Hall
Mayor: André Granado
Praça Santos Dumont - Downtown
Phone: 55-22 2623-1143

Post Office
Pça. Santos Dummont, 111 - Downtown
Phone: 55-22 2623-1640

Sant'Ana's Church
Masses: Every Saturday at 19:30h
Trav. Sant'Ana S/Nº - Ladeira da Praia dos Ossos
Phone: +55 (22) 2623-6530
More about Sant'Ana's Church, click here >>

Santa Rita Church / Capela N.S. Desatadora de Nós
Address: Estrada José Bento Ribeiro Dantas, S/Nº - Manguinhos
Phone: +55 (22) 2623-6530

Cyber cafes in Búzios
A lot of cybercafes with high speed internet connection are available in Búzios. They are located in Búzios downtown.

Miscelaneous

Supermarkets: 2 supermarkets and some ninimarkets in Búzios.
Drugstores: a lot of drugstores are available in Búzios.
Cyber cafes: A lot of cybercafes with high speed internet connection is avaiable in Búzios. They are located in Búzios downtown.
Gas Station: 5 gas stations in Búzios area.
Restaurants and bars: please click here

Police
Phone: +55 (22) 2629-1281 / +55 (22) 2623-1340 / +55 (22) 2620 8070

Local Newspapers

Buziano
Phone: +55 (22) 2623-1565
O Perú Molhado
Phone: +55 (22) 9932-8951

Cinema: Grand Cine Bardot
Travessa dos Arcos - Centro
Phone: +55 (22) 2623-1298

Port Authorities (Cabo Frio)
Phone: 55-22 643-2840 / 2643-2774

Nautical Chart
Number 1504

Veterinary / Petshop / Pets Lodge, hoPhone

Est J. B. Ribeiro Dantas, 2333 - Manguinhos
Phone: +55 (22) 2623-1564 or +55 (22) 9961 6685.

Holiday Insurance
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Hospitals and Clinics

Click here for tips for your health in Búzios

Clínica Búzios (24 hours)
Est. J. B. Ribeiro Dantas, 3000 - Manguinhos.
Phone: +55 (22) 2623-2465 / 2623-6000
Centro Médico & Odontológico de Búzios (24 hours)
R: César Augusto São Luiz, 100 - Centro
Phone: +55 (22) 2633-0200
Instituto Buziano de Saúde Est. J. B. Ribeiro Dantas, 3843 - Manguinhos.
Phone: +55 (22) 2623-2833
Posto de Saúde - Policlínica Municipal Dr. Carlos Ernesto Stevenson de Oliveira
Rua dos Búzios S/Nº - Manguinhos
Phone: +55 (22) 2623-2171

Posto Paulo Ackeman (Emergência, Vacinas, Pré-Natal)
Phone: +55 (22) 2620-8114
Rua Manoel Turíbio de Farias - Centro

PU 24 hours (Emergência, Pediatria e Médico Socorrista)
Av. José Bento ribeiro Dantas, nº 2000 - Manguinhos
Phone: +55 (22) 2623 2419 ou 192

Bus Companies and Terminals
More information at "How to get here".

Búzios Bus Station
Estrada da Usina - Downtown
Phone: 55-22 2623-2050
Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio Bus Station
Phone: 55-21 2291-5151
Cabo Frio Bus Station
Phone: 55-22 2643-1521
Auto Viação 1001 (Bus Company)
Phone: 0300-313-1001 - www.autoviacao1001.com.br
Auto Viação Salineira (Bus Company)
Phone: 55-22-2645-5454 - 0800 245454

Cabs in Búzios

Ponto Praça Santos Dumont - Phone.: +55 (22) 2623-2160 / 2623-6169
Búzios Rádio Táxi - Phone: +55 (22) 2623-2509 / 9204-3000
Ponto Shopping Nº 01 - Phone.: +55 (22) 2623 2160 / 2623 6169

Transfers Rio de Janeiro x Búzios x Rio de Janeiro
The most practical and safe way in case if you need a transfer from Rio de Janeiro to Búzios, is arranging directly with the inn or hotel when requesting your reservation in Búzios. For more information, please click here.

Roads and Highways

Ponte SA (BR 101) - 55-21 2620-9333

Via Lagos (RJ 124) - 55-21-2734-4141 or 55-22-2665-6565

Police of Rio de Janeiro State - 55-21 2625 1530 - 24h.

Federal Police - 55-21 2620-2093, 55-21 2219-3202

DNER - 55-21 2471-0171

Airports

Umberto Modiano Airport - Búzios
Phone: 55 22 2629-1225
Cabo Frio International Airport
Phone: 55 22 2644 5277
Santos Dumont Airport - Rio de Janeiro
Phone: 55 (21) 3814 7070
Rio de Janeiro International Airport
Phone: 55 (21) 3398 5050 / 55 (21) 3398 4526 / 55 (21) 3398 4527