Brazil

Rich culture – Festive atmosphere – Breathtaking nature
Culturally rich – Vibrant

Rich culture, Festive atmosphere, Breathtaking nature, Culturally rich & Vibrant

Brazil offers unique adventures for travellers. Get ready for horseback riding and wildlife-watching in the Pantanal, kayaking flooded forests in the Amazon, ascending rocky cliff tops to panoramic views, whale-watching off the coast, surfing stellar breaks off palm-fringed beaches and snorkelling crystal-clear rivers or coastal reefs – all are part of the great Brazilian experience.

What’s more, in Brazil, music is everywhere. You can dance with cariocas at Rio’s atmospheric samba or follow powerful drumbeats through the streets of Salvador.

Aside from that Festas (festivals) that happen throughout the year and provide a window into Brazil’s incredible diversity, the streets are carpeted with flowers during Ouro Preto’s Semana Santa (Holy Week) while in the north, Bumba Meu Boi blends indigenous, African and Portuguese folklore. Several cities, such as Recife, Fortaleza and Natal even host carnavals at different times in the year.

So you can say that Brazil has a bit of everything in it, and it’s definitely one that should be on everybody’s bucket list as it offers an atmosphere like no other.

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Where you will redefine your life

Brazil is one of the most enticing destinations in the world, with its white-sand beaches, lush jungles, and lively, rhythm-filled cities, as well as extraordinary scenery like red-rock gorges, thunderous waterfalls, and coral-fringed tropical islands. Then there is Brazil’s biodiversity, which is legendary in breadth and boasts the largest diversity of plants and animal species on the planet. In Brazil, there are thousands of locations where you can see toucans, scarlet macaws, howler monkeys, capybaras, pink dolphins, sea turtles, and other iconic species.

When to visit?

Brazil is one of the few destinations that are warm year-round. Because of its tropical landscapes, there are several climatic extremes, though none of which are too drastic to deter travelers. The summer months are from December to March and winter is from June to September

DEC – MARCH • Summer • 29 °C

JUNE – SEPT • Winter • 27 °C

What to see?

Local attractions: These are our favourite places and hidden gems throughout Brazil.

Amazon

Though it is not the longest river in the world, the Amazon is the world’s greatest river. At the end of a 6,570km journey that begins in the Peruvian Andes, the river’s massive mouth discharges a fifth of all the world’s fresh water into the Atlantic, permeating the saltwater over 100km (60 miles) from the shore…

Rio de Janeiro

Sprawling in majestic disarray across a strip of land between granite peaks and the South Atlantic Ocean, with the enormous Bay of Guanabara flanking it to the east, Rio de Janeiro is a victory of fantasy over fact…

Iguaçu Falls

Considered one of the world’s most impressive waterfalls, they are located on the Iguaçu river within a subtropical national park (a Unesco World Heritage Site) on the Brazilian/Argentine border, and can be reached from both countries. A half-day on the Brazilian side and a full day on the Argentine side are recommended if you have the time.

Salvador

Salvador was first colonized some 30 years after Brazil was discovered and became the first capital of Brazil in 1549. Today, with a population of nearly 3 million, Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia, is Brazil’s third-largest city. Because life in Bahia revolves around Salvador, Brazilians frequently intermix the two, saying Bahia when they mean Salvador.

The Pantanal, an ecological wonder

Pristine and biologically rich, the area comprises 230,000 sq km (89,000 sq miles), offering a density of tropical wildlife unknown outside Africa, but the region is in fact an immense alluvial plain, comprising rivers, lakes, grassland, forest, and savanna…

Historic Towns of Minas Gerais

Gold and diamonds made Ouro Preto rich and financed the Baroque architecture and sculpture that led Unesco to declare it a World Cultural Monument. But the historic town is much more than just Ouro Preto: equally memorable is Congonhas do Campo, site of the two greatest works of the 18th-century sculptor Aleijadinho..

Amazon

Rio de Janeiro

Iguaçu Falls

Salvador

The Pantanal, an ecological wonder

Historic Towns of Minas Gerais

How about the accommodation?

Brazil offers a wide variety of accommodation options, from inexpensive hostels and motels near bus stops to five-star resort hotels. The cost of a good, pleasant hotel varies by city, with Rio being significantly more expensive, but you may get better lodging for that amount in Brazil for R$100 to R$150 per night than you would in Europe or the US. In tourist destinations, big and little, over the New Year and Carnaval, you’ll be asked to book a room for a minimum of four or five days, regardless of the type of lodging you choose.

ways to get around

You can cross Brazil’s patchwork of ecosystems and unique topography in a variety of relatively swift ways, including traveling by bus, carpooling, using ride-hailing apps and flying to avoid long, uncomfortable journeys by boat across the Amazon.

Plane

Fly to cover large distances and avoid slow travel by road or boat…

Boat

Shuttle around the Amazon and along the coast. What water travel in Brazil lacks in glamour and speed, it makes up for in adventure…

Bus

For those with more time on their hands, buses are a popular and cheap way to get around Brazil, particularly between major cities and towns with pretty views en route

Taxi

Cars booked through apps are less expensive than taxis that run on meters. In rural areas, taxis need to be booked by phone. If you do take a taxi, make sure the driver turns on the meter.