Places to visit in Brazil
Brasilia and the Cerrado
Located in the remote heartland of Brazil, the country’s futuristic capital offers brutalist architecture, a modernist Cathedral and wind-funnelled avenues.
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Buzios, Paraty and Costa Verde
The southwest offers forest-smothered coastlines of rocky bays and exquisite beaches, studded with laid-back beach resorts, secluded upmarket hotels, and colonial-era ports.
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Iguazu Falls – Brazilian Side
The incomparable Iguazú Falls plummet from a sheer 60m drop, crashing through the subtropical jungle alive with wildlife and butterflies.
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North coast: Natal, Fortaleza and Sao Luis
Brazil’s little-visited north coast offers World Heritage Site cities, national parks of rippling sand dunes and wild sloping beaches peppered with laid-back resorts.
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Ouro Preto and Minas Gerais
Visit the birthplace of Brazilian independence, the state of Minas Gerais, whose open, rolling hills are dotted with delightful colonial towns.
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Recife, Olinda and Fernando de Noronha
Take in colonial architecture contrasting with gleaming modern buildings in Recife, wander Olinda’s quaint cobbled streets and swim in the sapphire-clear waters of volcanic island Fernando de Noronha.
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Rio de Janeiro
Of the world’s great iconic cities, Rio is the most captivating. Romantic and laid back but oozing energy and optimism. Enjoy its vibrant street art, beach football and spontaneous musical events.
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Salvador, Lencois and the beaches of Bahia
Colourful Salvador throbs with drumbeats and dance. Beyond Bahia’s tropical coastline and dreamy islands are the forested mountains of Chapada Diamantina and the laid-back town of Lençóis.
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Sao Paulo
Discover São Paulo, one of the largest, most innovative, dynamic and diverse cities in the world.
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South Brazil’s mountains and beaches
Explore undulating coastlines with pretty crescent-shaped beaches, backed by mountains, waterfalls and cloud forests sheltering vivid flowers and palms.
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The Brazilian Amazon
The vast, romantic wilderness of the Amazon basin heaves with secretive wildlife and gushing rivers.
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The Pantanal
The world’s largest wetland is home to a huge array of wildlife: from giant storks to macaws, capybara to graceful jaguars.
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