for those who did not get a chance to travel outside the capital, and still want to take a look at a truly fine selection of arts and crafts from a variety of small towns across rio de janeiro state including from búzios, there is no better place than artesanato em movimento (handicrafts in motion), a lofty space developed by setur/turisrio showcasing carefully selected and truly unique products - located on Rua Real Grandeza 293, Botafogo, rio de janeiro (capital), artesanato em movimento can be contacted via phone at 21 3803.9400, via the official facebook page on this link, or via email by clicking here.

part of the rio de janeiro state department of tourism (Secretaria de Estado de Turismo - SETUR), useful and important is the information provided by Turisrio - Companhia de Turismo do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, that via this link offers information on many important cities in the state including teresópolis, with special attention to areas of high cultural and touristic value reachable in 3 hours or less from rio de janeiro, so classified in the program 'rio +3,' available in pdf format via this link, and downloadable for free here.