A native of California, Shawn Blore has lived and worked in a half-dozen countries and traveled in 40 more (but who's counting). Now a resident in Vancouver, Shawn is an award-winning magazine writer and the author of "Vancouver: Secrets of the City" and co-author of "Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria, Frommer's South America," and "Frommer's Portable Rio de Janeiro."
Alexandra de Vries made her first journey to Brazil at the ripe old age of 1 month (alas, few of her food reviews from that trip survive). In the years since Alexandra has returned many times to travel, explore, and live in this amazing country. Alexandra co-writes "Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria," about her favorite place to live, and "Frommer's South America" and "Frommer's Rio de Janeiro," about her favorite places to visit.