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.

The bow of a boat over glass-clear turquoise water in a forested cove off Ilha Grande

Getting Around Brazil: Flights, Buses, Transfers and Boats

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.

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The Iguazu Falls cascading through rainforest at Foz do Iguaçu, seen from the Brazilian side

The Best Time to Visit Iguazu Falls, and Why There Is No Wrong One

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.

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White sand dunes and rain-water lagoons of the Lençóis Maranhenses, a Brazilian landscape few travellers pack for

What to Pack for Brazil, Region by Region

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.

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São Paulo skyline along the Pinheiros river at dusk

São Paulo: The City You Are Flying Through Anyway

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.

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Aerial view of Rio de Janeiro with Sugarloaf Mountain and Guanabara Bay

Carnival in Brazil: Every Date to 2032, and Whether to Plan Around It

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.

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View through the rainforest over the bay of Vila do Abraão on Ilha Grande, with boats at anchor and mountains behind

Ilha Grande: The Island With No Cars and No Shortcuts

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.

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A clear turquoise spring-fed river in Bonito with forest on both banks and a wooden boat moored at the far end

Bonito, Brazil: The Trip You Book Before You Arrive

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.

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Flat-topped mountains of the Chapada Diamantina at dusk, seen from a rocky ledge with pink cloud above

Chapada Diamantina: The Season Decides Which One You Get

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.

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A pink river dolphin surfacing in the calm dark water of the Rio Negro in the Brazilian Amazon

Amazon Rainforest Animals: What You Will Actually See

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.

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The whitewashed Santa Rita church on the Paraty waterfront with colourful fishing boats and forested mountains behind

Paraty, Brazil: The Colonial Port the Tide Still Cleans

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.

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Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on a clear day, seen along the curve of the bay

Is Brazil Expensive? An Honest Answer in Numbers

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.

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The Cachoeira da Fumaça waterfall dropping from the plateau edge in the Chapada Diamantina

Brazil Adventure Tours: The Trips Where You Earn the View

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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