Stories & advice from Brazil
Written by us, living in Brazil, seasonal tips, destination know-how and the small details that make a private journey exceptional.
Best Brazil Tour Operators for US Travelers: 5 Types Compared
Portals, home agencies, specialists abroad, a local agency in Brazil or booking yourself: five types of Brazil tour operator compared on who runs the trip, who answers on a Sunday and how to verify them.
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Brazil or Costa Rica for a Wildlife Trip? An Honest Answer From Brazil
Costa Rica wins on ease and short flights. Brazil wins on jaguars, scale and variety. A fair comparison from people who live in Brazil, with a clear choose-this-if answer.
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Travel Brazil Without Portuguese: Where English Works
Most guides tell you to learn Portuguese or not to worry. This one says where English works, where it does not, and the ten phrases and three tools that cover the gap.
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Northern or Southern Pantanal: Which One to Choose
Northern or southern Pantanal is the first decision of any trip. Cuiabá and the jaguars, the quieter west around Cáceres, or Campo Grande, a working fazenda and Bonito. A clear answer.
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Why Is the Pantanal So Expensive? 6 Costs No Lodge Price Shows
Why is the Pantanal so expensive, and why are Amazon rainforest trips so expensive too? Six cost drivers explain it: the road, boats and fuel, food, small off-grid lodges, a guide every day and a short season. Plus how to spot an offer that is too cheap.
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Brazil in 10 Days: A Real Itinerary, Rio, Paraty and Iguazu
A real 10 day Brazil itinerary from a couple's September 2026 trip: Rio, Paraty and Iguazu Falls, what each day holds, what it cost, and how to shorten it to 7.
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Brazilian Food: What to Eat Where, Region by Region
Brazilian food is not one cuisine. Moqueca and acarajé in Bahia, cheese in Minas Gerais, churrasco in the south, feijoada in Rio, river fish in the Amazon, and what a real caipirinha is by law.
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Four Weeks in Brazil: Three Routes, the Right Months and What It Costs
A month is enough for the Amazon, the Pantanal, the dunes and the coast in one trip. Three tested routes, why July to September is the window, how many flights make sense, and what each region costs.
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New Year's Eve in Rio de Janeiro: How to Plan Réveillon on Copacabana
About 2.6 million people and twelve minutes of fireworks on Copacabana. Why hotels sell New Year as a week long package, where to stay when cars cannot reach the beach, and what it really costs.
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Brazil Wildlife: Which Animal, Where, and in Which Month
Where to see jaguars, pink river dolphins, humpback whales, spinner dolphins and toucans in Brazil, which month each one needs, and what a wildlife trip costs.
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Florianópolis Beaches: Which of the 42 Is Yours
From people who live on the island: which Florianópolis beach for a hike, a flat sea, surf, space or children, when the water is warm enough, and how long to stay.
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Staying Connected in Brazil: Get the eSIM Before You Fly
Why buying a SIM card in Brazil is hard without a CPF, why we tell every guest to get an eSIM before flying, and the places where no phone plan will help.
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