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                <title>Airport Transfers in Rio</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[We met friends who had arrived in Rio the day before us. They went to the yellow taxi kiosk at the airport and got a ticket with a price for their ride to Copacabana. But, after being escorted to their waiting taxi the price was crossed out and a new price written on the ticket. The man who had escorted them to the taxi then handed the ticket to the driver who crossed that price out and added his own price!  Essentially they ended up paying 95 Brazilian Reals,(US50) for a journey that should have cost a lot less.  Of course, like us, they don't speak any Portuguese which makes it very difficult to argue in these situations.<br><br>We had read about these sorts of problems on a few different travel sites and my husband booked our transfers to Copacabana with Rio Airport Transfer, who he had seen comments about on this site, and paid 50 US for a smooth journey to our hotel in a very nice car.<br><br>I'm sure everyone has different experiences and there's always a few people who get conned by opportunists, but for the sake of convenience we prefer to book in advance and know what we're getting for our money.  We would recommend Rio Airport Transfer for those like us who prefer less stress.<br><br>Happy Travels!<br><br>Jan]]></description>
                
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                <title>Rio Airport Transfer</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I know some people think that pre-booked transfers can be a waste of money, but I guess it depends how adventurous, or exhausted, you feel when you arrive at the airport.<br><br>We'd previously seen Rio Airport Transfer 'tipped' on this site and thought we'd give them a go as we'd never been to Rio and didn't know what to expect.<br><br>Although getting a yellow taxi from the airport doesn't look like it's too stressful, we're still happy that we booked our own private transfer as it meant we were whisked away to a nice car, with air-con, and didn't have to worry about speaking the language or being ripped off - which I'd heard happens often to tourists arriving at the airport.<br><br>We only got a one-way transfer to our hotel, and the hotel then organised a yellow taxi to collect us and take us back to the airport.  The yellow cab was ok, but the car Rio Airport Transfer used was certainly nicer, and cooler, although of course we did pay a little more for the pleasure.<br><br>We were very happy with the service they provided.]]></description>
                
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