#1 Respect women

#2 YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF SCALING DOWN YOUR TRAVEL PLANS

#3 BUSES MIGHT NOT BE the FIRST CHOICE

#4 IT HAS SOME OF THE BEST STREET FOOD IN LATIN AMERICA!

#5 ADVANCE PAYMENTS ORE OFTEN ESSENTIAL

#6 BRAZIL IS EXPENSIVE

#7 YOU WILL, AT TIMES, FEEL UNSAFE

#8 AVOID SHADY PLACES

#9 DOING LAUNDRY IS NOT CHEAP!

#10 PORTUGUESE REALLY ISN'T THE SAME AS SPANISH

#11 AVOID TAP WATER