"... We really lucked out when we booked you for our day in Rio! It could not have been better thanks to your efficient and friendly manner of touring us through the attractions. I really appreciate your help in getting to the right position to record our tour on film. If left to myself, I would not have managed to record such great movie clips. Thank you! Thanks for taking us to Copacabana Beach for beer and local food. Once again, thanks for a wonderful day, I now have a great guide recommendation for anyone I meet going to Rio de Janeiro. (Dave and Carol Edgell from Canada)

"... We want to thank you for the great time we had with you. You made Rio come alive. There is no way we could have seen the city in a day without your help. You showed us all the highlights and were most accommodating to our special requests. Thanks again ..." (Ken & Karol Brossel from Seattle, USA)

"... You indirectly even helped us rekindle our sex-life together, with this marvelous ambience [in an Amazonas lodge] ..." (couple on an incentive-trip w/ coffee traders of the Danish "Cafax"-group)

"... and then, having our flight delayed by 6 hours in Foz do Iguassu due to weather conditions, you aptly rearranged our itineraries, so that we didn't forfeit one single item of our intricate 3-week trip arrangements. Everything went smoothly all the way, thanks to your expertise. We're grateful, and will let 'everybody' know: In Brazil Jimmy is a must! ... (Mr Jansen, one of an OAD-group from the Netherlands)

"... difficult to imagine what we'd have done without your engagement on our behalf ..."(Cox-grp, a US family of 5, 3 of which were children of 4 - 8 years of age, whom I joined on a roundtrip of Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador)

" ... by far the best tourguide we've known. The hotel you provided was more than worth it too ..." (Johanssen-grp, a Swedish family of 8 during a 5 day stay in Rio)

... Thanks for your insightful assistance on our Brazil trip ..." ("Stihl" representatives from all of Europe on a company-tour of Brazil) ...

"...Thanks for a great day! We had a great day in Petropolis. Thanks so much. Maybe I will see you when I return in August ..." (Claudia Green & Co.)

"... Thank you so much for everything u have done for us! I'm impressed deeply by the staying in Brasil and my friend. In China people have always the saying: first time stranger; second time acquaintance; third time we will be old friends ..." (Zhou Kaixuan, of an Embraer-plane buyer's group from China)

"... Dear Havelock, Thank you for your friendship and 'computerized memory'. We were impressed with your broad knowledge base. The trip gave us wonderful experience. We plan to go back some point in the future. Best Regards, ..." (Dr. Jason Z. Yin, Ph.D., from Seton Hall University, USA)

"... Angela and I have arrived home safely albeit a bit tired . Thank you so much for looking after us and giving us the best experience we could have hoped for you will always remain as one of our friends Thanks again ..." (Charlie Skelton and Angela from Norfolk, UK)

"... Thanks Jimmy; we had a great day. Your knowledge was amazing and we witnessed you catching your first fish ever. Once again thank you ..." (Pete & Eileen from London, England)

"... We had a wonderful time in Rio and thank you for the informative and personal insights ..." (Marc and Esther Platt from Seattle

" ... I also want to thank you for a superb day in Rio and for sure we will remember that day for the rest of our lives! ... " (Magne Kolstad and family from Oslo Norway)

"... Thanks for a great day! We had a great time in Petrópolis. Thanks so much. Maybe I'll see you when I return in August ..." (Claudia Green & Co.)

"... Thank you so much for everything u have done for us! I'm deeply impressed by the stay in Brazil and my new friend. In China people have always the saying: First time stranger; second time aquaintance; third time we'll be old friends ..." (Zhou Kaixuan, of an Embraer-plane buyer's group from China)

"... Hi Jimmy, at long last I find some time [for] a short thank you. We enjoyed meeting you and thank you for showing us around Rio for a few hours. We did appreciate your honesty very much. Again, thank you [from] your friends from Texas (Bob & Gisela Fields..." from USA)

I really didn’t want to go to Rio because of all the bad things I had heard, but my husband wanted to go so I went. He hired Jim to quell my fears... Jim is awesome. He arrived in a bullet proof car which immediately made me feel safe. The fact that he’s a big guy didn’t hurt either. He knows this city inside and out. He told us where to go and where not to go and what to do and not do when we were in our own.
Overall Jim is awesome. I recommend him highly and wish I could take him on all my trips.

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