Joel Balsam

Joel Balsam

About the author

I'm a freelance journalist and contributor to more than a dozen Lonely Planet guidebooks. I've traveled to more than 60 countries and reported from five continents on a wide array of topics including travel, culture, language, environment, politics, technology, and business. While I was born in Canada, I now call Rio de Janeiro home.

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