Guia Quatro Rodas

Guia Quatro Rodas was a group of Brazilian road guides published by Editora Abril between 1965 and 2014. The guides provided travelers with information on hotels, restaurants, highways, tours, schools, parks, hospitals, and other points of reference. The series included city guides for São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Recife, and Campinas, as well as guides covering other parts of Brazil and occasionally beaches and other tourist attractions. Some editions also covered Mercosur countries. The guide was particularly known for its hotel rating system, which evaluated comfort, services, equipment, prices, location, and other criteria, awarding up to five 'casinhas' (little houses) that corresponded to stars in international guides. Although similar to systems used in other countries, this classification was not recognized by Embratur, the official Brazilian tourism body. However, Embratur eventually stopped its own classification, leaving Guia Quatro Rodas as the only publication performing this rating. Restaurants were rated up to three stars based on cuisine quality, without considering prices or comfort, so a modest restaurant could receive the maximum rating. Comfort was represented by up to five cutlery icons, and approximate prices were expressed in ranges with up to five dollar signs. Tourist attractions were also rated up to five stars. In 2015, Editora Abril announced that all Quatro Rodas guides would cease publication. Part of the content was incorporated into the publisher's digital platforms, namely the Viagem e Turismo portal and Veja São Paulo. The guide was a companion to Quatro Rodas magazine, which covers automobiles and tourism.

Guia Quatro Rodas was published by Editora Abril from 1965 to 2014. It began as a road guide for Brazilian travelers, offering practical information on hotels, restaurants, highways, tours, schools, parks, hospitals, and other points of interest. Over the decades, the series expanded to include city guides for major Brazilian cities such as São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Recife, and Campinas, as well as guides for other regions, beaches, and tourist attractions. Some editions also covered Mercosur countries. The guide developed a distinctive rating system: hotels were classified with up to five 'casinhas' (little houses) based on comfort, services, equipment, prices, location, and other criteria; restaurants received up to three stars for cuisine quality, with comfort indicated by up to five cutlery icons and prices by up to five dollar signs; and tourist attractions were rated up to five stars. Although similar to international systems, the hotel classification was not recognized by Embratur, the official Brazilian tourism body. However, Embratur eventually discontinued its own classification, making Guia Quatro Rodas the only publication performing this rating. In 2015, Editora Abril announced that all Quatro Rodas guides would cease publication. Part of the content was incorporated into the publisher's digital platforms, specifically the Viagem e Turismo portal and Veja São Paulo. The guide was associated with Quatro Rodas magazine, which covers automobiles and tourism.

• 2015

  Editora Abril announces the discontinuation of all Quatro Rodas guides; content is incorporated into digital platforms.

• 2014

  Last year of publication.

• 1965

  Guia Quatro Rodas begins publication by Editora Abril.

The leading Brazilian road-trip guide series, known for its independent hotel and restaurant ratings.

• City guides (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Recife, Campinas)

• Regional and beach guides

• Mercosur country guides

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