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.
Whale Watching in Brazil: Two Coasts, Two Seasons
Humpbacks off Bahia from July to October, southern right whales off Santa Catarina from July to November. Both fall in the months written off as the Brazilian winter, and we only run one of them.
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Praia do Forte: Where a Brazil Trip Should End
A car-free sandy main street an hour north of Salvador, the flagship centre of Brazil’s sea turtle programme, tide pools and a 16th century castle ruin. Why Praia do Forte belongs at the end of a route rather than the start.
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Ecotourism in Brazil: The Mechanisms, Not the Word
Ecotourism is a word with no definition and no enforcement behind it. So instead of claiming it, here are the visitor caps, conservation charges, protected areas and community arrangements we actually operate inside, and the flight nobody wants to talk about.
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Pantanal Animals: Wildlife Beyond the Jaguar
The Pantanal is sold as a jaguar lottery, which is a strange way to sell the best wildlife density in the Americas. The jaguar is the one animal you might not see. Capybaras, giant otters, caimans by the hundred and the jabiru stork, you will.
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Surfing in Brazil: The Island It All Revolves Around
We are not a surf company and will not pretend to be. What we know is where surfing sits inside a Brazil trip: an island of 42 beaches with a wild surf south, a calm sociable north, and a way to keep a mixed group together.
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Where to Stay in Rio de Janeiro, and Why the Neighbourhood Decides the Trip
Choosing a neighbourhood in Rio looks like a taste question and is mostly a logistics one. Copacabana, Ipanema or Leblon, why we talk people out of Santa Teresa, and what we book without naming the hotels.
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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 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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What to Pack for Brazil: 4 Things Everyone Forgets
What to pack for Brazil depends on the region, because a two-week trip crosses three or four climates. 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 Travel Guide: 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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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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How to Get to 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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