Stories & advice from Brazil

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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

Is Bonito, Brazil, Worth Visiting? 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

Best Time to Visit 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? 7 Budget Traps Most Travelers Miss

Is Brazil expensive? It 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. Seven budget traps, from Carnival to the single supplement, move the total. 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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Colourful colonial houses of the Pelourinho old town in Salvador, Bahia

Things to Do in Salvador, Brazil: The Heart of Afro-Brazil

Brazil's first capital is the beating heart of Afro-Brazilian culture: the UNESCO Pelourinho, capoeira, acarajé and moqueca, and day trips into the colonial Recôncavo. What to do, when to come and how many days it honestly takes, from the people who plan it privately.

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

Foz do Iguaçu Travel Guide: Both Sides of Iguazu Falls

Iguazu is not one waterfall but roughly 275, and the border runs through the middle of them. Which side to see first, how to be on the walkways when almost nobody else is, what fills a third and fourth day, and how many days it honestly takes, from the people who plan it privately.

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Turquoise rainwater lagoons between the white dunes of the Lençóis Maranhenses in the full season

The Best Time to Visit the Lençóis Maranhenses: When the Desert Is Full

The Lençóis Maranhenses run on a timer: the rains fill the lagoons from roughly January to May, and from June to September they sit full, turquoise and warm under a clear sky. Month by month, so you do not arrive after the water has gone.

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A wooden fishing boat on the sand at Praia do Forte on Brazil's Coconut Coast

Beach Vacations in Brazil: Which Coast, Which Month, and How to Combine Them

Brazil has more than 7,000 kilometres of coast, and picking the right stretch matters more than picking the right hotel. Which coast fits which month, what it costs, and how to combine two coasts in one trip.

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Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, curving toward the mountains

The Best Time to Visit Rio de Janeiro, Month by Month

April to June and September to November are Rio at its best. When the rain comes, what Carnival and New Year's Eve do to prices, and the mild, sunny winter nobody talks about. Month by month, with real current costs.

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Viewing deck looking out over the Amazon rainforest canopy

Brazil Amazon Jungle Tours from Manaus: Lodge or Riverboat, and How Many Days

The jungle is not in Manaus, it starts a real drive beyond the city. Lodge or private riverboat, how many days you actually need, what the fixed transfer times do to a short trip, and what six days, four of them on the river, cost at 2027 rates.

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