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: 55-22         Postal code: 28925-000

• Population: about 10000 people

• Exchange:
  
  - At Banco do Brasil S/A
  Estrada José Bento Ribeiro Dantas - Shopping Praia do Canto
  Phone: 55-22-2623-2009 / 2623-2302
  - At local exchange and tour agencies

• Banks in Búzios:
  
  - Banco do Brasil
  - Bradesco
  - Banco Real
  - Unibanco
  - Itaú
  - 24 hours bank (At Praça Santos Dumont)

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

• Tourism Secretariat
  Pórtico de Búzios, S/Nº
  Tourism Secretary: Isac Tilinger
  Phone: 55-22 2623-2099 / 0800-24999 - 24h

• Tourism Secretariat - Kiosk
  Praça Santos Dumont, 111 Downtown
  Phone: 55-22 2623-2099 / 0800-24999 - from 9 AM to 22PM

• City Hall
  Mayor: Delmires Braga
  Praça Santos Dumont - Downtown
  Phone: 55-22 2623-1143

• Police I
  Phone: 55-22 2629-1281

• Police II
  Phone: 55-22 2623-1340

• Local Newspapers

  • Buziano
    Phone: 55-22 2623 2826

  • O Perú Molhado
    Phone: 55-22 2623-1948 or 2623-6307

• Cybercafe: Búzios Cybar
  Shopping de Búzios Lj.4 - Downtown
  Phone: 55-22 2623-2969

• Sant'Ana's Church
  Trav. Sant'Ana S/Nº - Ladeira da Praia dos Ossos
  Phone: 55-22 2623-6530

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

• Nautical Chart
  Number 1504

• Hospitals and Clinics

  • Clínica Búzios - 24H
    Est. J. B. Ribeiro Dantas, 3000 - Manguinhos.
    Phone: 55-22 2623-2465 / 2623-6000

  • Downtown Médico & Odontológico de Búzios - 24H R: César Augusto São Luiz, 100 - Downtown
    Telefone: 55-22 2623-2919

  • Policlínica Municipal Dr. Carlos Ernesto Stevenson de Oliveira
    Rua dos Búzios S/Nº - Manguinhos
    Telefone: 55-22 2623-2171

  • Posto Paulo Ackeman
    Telefone: 55-22 2620-8114
    Rua Manoel Turíbio de Farias - Downtown

  • PU - 24H
    Av. José Bento ribeiro Dantas, nº 2000 - Manguinhos
    Phone: 55-22 2623 2419 or 192 (local only)

• Bus Companies and Terminals

  • Búzios Bus Station
    Estrada da Usina - Downtown
    Phone: 55-22 2623-2050

  • Rio de Janeiro - Novo Rio Bus Station
    Phone: 55-21 291-5151

  • Cabo Frio Bus Station
    Phone: 55-22 2643-1521

  • Auto Viação 1001 (Bus Company)
    Phone: 0800-25-1001

  • Auto Viação Salineira (Bus Company)
    Phone: 55-22-2645-5454 - 0800 245454

• Cabs

  • Ponto Praça Santos Dumont - Phone: 55-22 2623-2160 / 2623-6169

  • Búzios Rádio Táxi - Phone: 55-22 2623-1911 / 2623-2892

  • Ponto Shopping Nº 01 - Phone: 55-22 2623 2160 / 2623 6169

• Roads and Highways

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

  • Via Lagos (RJ 124) - 55-22 2665 6565 / 55-22 2665 6868 / 55-21 747-8146

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

  • Federal Police - 55-21 2471-5822 / 55-21 2471-6111 (24h)

  • DNER - 55-21 2471-0171

• Airports

  • Umberto Modiano Airport - Búzios
    Phone: 55-22 629-1225

  • Cabo Frio International Airport
    Phone: 55-22 2644 5277

  • Santos Dumont Airport - Rio de Janeiro
    Phone: (21) 3814 7070

  • Rio de Janeiro International Airport
    Phone: (21) 3398 5050 / 3398 4526 / 3398 4527