Friendly locals are one of colourful, tropical Brazil's greatest assets. Meet
the people on the sun-kissed beaches of Rio de Janeiro, or learn the fluid
dance-martial art of capoeira with them amid the colonial splendour of
Salvador. Get up close to Brazil's fauna and flora in the
incomparable Amazon or lesser-known Pantanal wetlands.
Background
Brazilians take partying seriously. Whether it's the glittering pre-Lenten
spectacle of Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro or a group of friends meeting for
lime and sugar-cane caipirinhas cocktails in a small Bahian town,
you'll always be made welcome. The north of Brazil is mostly uninhabited
Amazon jungle, whose great river is best explored on boat trips and lodge
visits. Brazil's urban centres are concentrated in the south, including
modern architecture's fantasy city, the capital Brasília.
Here you'll also find Brazil's business and cultural centre,
São Paulo, and the beach city of Rio de Janeiro.
Urban
Founded in the 1950s, capital Brasília is a futuristic-looking city
that is the architectural brainchild of visionary Oscar Niemeyer. Beaches in Rio
de Janeiro are as much for people watching as sunbathing. Keep an eye on it
all from the Corcovado, site of the Christ the Redeemer statue. Gaze
at masterpieces by Rembrandt or Picasso in the São Paulo Museum of
Art. Tuck into São Paulo's varied choice of restaurants
from Japanese to Middle Eastern or Portuguese. Then sample some of the renowned
nightlife in the continent's biggest city.
Rural
The northwest of Brazil is dominated by the enormous Amazon rainforest,
through which the chocolate waters of the Amazon River run from jungle
capital Manaus out to Belém on the coast. The northeastern
sertão backland is drier, but its Chapada Diamantina National
Park features tabletop mountains, underground caves and azure lakes. The
swampy Pantanal is great for spotting tapir, giant otters and monkeys, while
the border with Argentina is the site of the spectacular Iguaçu Falls.
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