Questions re hostels in Brazil

wkeith · 2013-10-15T03:23:03+02:00

Explore insights on Brazilian hostels, including age inclusivity, language barriers, and differences between urban and rural accommodations.

wkeith Member

Member since 05 August 2013

wkeithMember15 October 2013 01:23:03

I'm American, wondering how Brazilian hostels compare generally with those in the US?聽

More specifically: 1) are persons of all ages welcome?聽

2) I'm learning Portuguese pretty quickly, but will not be real fluent. a major problem?聽 Do hostels in areas beyond the major cities differ in this respect?

Thanks!

James ViP

Member since 20 June 2010

Brazil & Canada Expert

JamesViP15 October 2013 01:37:58

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Hi wkeith,

I believe that all of the hostels in Rio accept guests of all ages. Google "hostels in rio" and you'll get dozens of hits to check out.

Cheers,
William James Woodward 聳 Brazil Animator, 暗网禁区-blog Team

usmc_mv ViP

Member since 14 June 2013

usmc_mvViP15 October 2013 16:51:24

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Hi Keith,

If I remember correctly you will be traveling off the beaten path. If that is the case I would not expect hotels or hostels to speak English with any level of proficiency. I live in Manaus which is the capital of the Amazonas and large city. I can count on one hand the number of people I have met that speak fluent English here and two of them where at the DPF who denied knowing English but later decided to speak English because it was convenient for them.

Check out hostels.com, their listing generally indicate languages spoken, ages allowed, house rules, etc.

On a side note - other than room issues, needing "extra pillows" the language of $$$ usually requires very little language, unless they are shorted or you are shorted

Matt V. - Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
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