--- title: "Brazil Travel Journal, Page 3 | AuthenticBrazilTravel" description: "Explore more Brazil travel stories, seasonal advice and insider tips from our founder and local guides on page 3 of the journal." url: https://www.authenticbraziltravel.com/blog/3/ language: en --- # 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. ## [Getting Around Brazil: Flights, Buses, Transfers and Boats](https://www.authenticbraziltravel.com/blog/getting-around-brazil/) August 20, 2026 Four ways to move around Brazil, and choosing wrong costs a day of a two-week trip rather than an afternoon. Where the bus is the sensible answer, where a boat is the only road, and why the hub decides the route. Read article ## [The Best Time to Visit Iguazu Falls, and Why There Is No Wrong One](https://www.authenticbraziltravel.com/blog/best-time-to-visit-iguazu-falls/) August 20, 2026 Iguazu is the rare Brazilian destination with no wrong month. What changes is the volume of water, the temperature and the crowd, and those three peak at different times of year. Read article ## [What to Pack for Brazil, Region by Region](https://www.authenticbraziltravel.com/blog/brazil-packing-list/) August 19, 2026 A two-week Brazil trip crosses three or four climates, so one packing list is wrong by construction. The four things people actually forget, what each region asks for, and the wheeled suitcase you should leave at home. Read article ## [São Paulo: The City You Are Flying Through Anyway](https://www.authenticbraziltravel.com/blog/sao-paulo-city-guide/) August 19, 2026 Almost every long-haul flight to Brazil lands in São Paulo, so the question is not whether you will be there but whether you spend it in a terminal. What the city is good at, how long it deserves, and why the same hub in and out usually costs less. Read article ## [Carnival in Brazil: Every Date to 2032, and Whether to Plan Around It](https://www.authenticbraziltravel.com/blog/brazil-carnival-planning/) August 18, 2026 Carnival 2027 in Rio runs 5 to 13 February. It is not legally a public holiday, the date moves every year, and the price surge reaches destinations with no parade in them. The planning decision, not the party. Read article ## [Ilha Grande: The Island With No Cars and No Shortcuts](https://www.authenticbraziltravel.com/blog/ilha-grande-guide/) August 18, 2026 A car-free rainforest island off the Costa Verde with more than a hundred beaches, reached only on foot or by boat. How to get there, how long to stay, and why the island is still this empty. Read article ## [Bonito, Brazil: The Trip You Book Before You Arrive](https://www.authenticbraziltravel.com/blog/bonito-brazil-guide/) August 17, 2026 Spring-fed rivers clear enough to read the bottom, caves that filled with water instead of air, and a whole town on timed entry. What to do in Bonito, when to come and why booking late costs you the best of it. Read article ## [Chapada Diamantina: The Season Decides Which One You Get](https://www.authenticbraziltravel.com/blog/chapada-diamantina-guide/) August 17, 2026 Bahia’s trekking country, six hours inland from Salvador. Its two most photographed sights want opposite weather, so the real question is not when to come but which Chapada you want. Read article ## [Amazon Rainforest Animals: What You Will Actually See](https://www.authenticbraziltravel.com/blog/amazon-wildlife-guide/) August 16, 2026 Pink river dolphins, caiman after dark, sloths, monkeys and more birds than you can name. The honest list of Amazon rainforest animals, why the jaguar is a footprint, and how the water level changes everything. Read article ## [Paraty, Brazil: The Colonial Port the Tide Still Cleans](https://www.authenticbraziltravel.com/blog/paraty-travel-guide/) August 16, 2026 A car-free colonial gold port on the Costa Verde, a stone road into the Atlantic forest, a bay full of islands, and streets the sea still floods clean at the full moon. How many days Paraty is worth, and how to spend them. Read article ## [Is Brazil Expensive? An Honest Answer in Numbers](https://www.authenticbraziltravel.com/blog/ist-brasilien-teuer/) August 15, 2026 Brazil is neither a bargain destination nor a splurge. Privately guided travel runs roughly US$200 to US$400 per person per day, independent travel costs less, and the calendar moves prices more than most travellers expect. The honest numbers, from the people who write the quotes. Read article ## [Brazil Adventure Tours: The Trips Where You Earn the View](https://www.authenticbraziltravel.com/blog/brazil-adventure-guide/) August 14, 2026 Brazil's best adventures are regional and seasonal: trekking in the Chapada Diamantina, glass-clear rivers and flooded caves in Bonito, a three day dune crossing in the Lençóis Maranhenses, and forest hikes inside Rio. Where each one is, when it works and how fit you honestly need to be, from the people who plan it privately. 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