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Tourism in Brazil

Brazil is offering one of the world's top destinations: the biggest part of Amazon, the biggest waterfalls in the world - Iguassu, the largest concentration of wild life - Pantanal, the longest tropic beach in the world, and of course the largest street parade in the world - The Carnaval (Brazilian). One of the most visited destinations there are the Amazon Rainforest, the beaches and dunes in Northeaster region, Pantanal, the beaches in Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina, the cultural and historical tours in Minas Gerais, also the business trips to Sao Paulo.

The high season in Rio de Janeiro is the summer (December until March), but this is also the most crowded season with the highest hotel prices. May - October is also good time for tourism, if you are looking for lower hotel prices and you are not afraid to risk a few days with low temperatures.

The main destinations in Brazil:
    Sao Paulo - main business center in the country
    Rio de Janeiro - beaches, fun and nightlife
    Brasilia - the capital of Brazil
    Belo Horizonte - historical city and industrial center
    Salvador de Bahia - tropical beaches, music and cousine
    Recife and Fortaleza - beaches and gateways to the top tropical beaches in the country
    Manaus - main city in internal Amazon
    Porto Alegre - main city to south

Top tourists destinations in Brazil:
Amazon and Manaus

The Manaus region is the heart of Amazon and remarkable Brazilian destination. If you want to feel the wonder of the immense greenery of the Rainforest, with its aquatic nature, so Manaus is the place for you.

Iguassu Falls

The biggest waterfalls in the world are in Brazil and are surrounded by thick tropical forest, which you can explore by boat, bicycle, or by plane.

All Year Round Beaches

Many of the most fascinating beaches in the world are Brazilian, but not in or around Rio as many of you think, but on northwest. If you want do include all the world's top beaches in your trip, the Brazilian northwestern coast is your choice - Salvador de Bahia, Porto Seguro, Masejo, Natal, Ilheus, Porto Galinas...

Pantanal

Pantanal is rather unknown animal reserve, bigger than France, seasonally flooded and one of the best destinations for people not afraid of the mud and the discomfort to watch the wild live in surrounding no existent anywhere else in America.

Weather in Brazil

The seasons in Brazil are different than these in Europe: Spring 22 September - 21 December; Summer 22 December - 21 March; Spring 22 March - 21 June; Winter 22 June - 21 September. These seasons are only sensible in south Brazil, the bigger part of the country is divided into 2 seasons: rainy during summer and non rainy during winter. If you plan to go to the northeastern part of the country, Amazon or even Rio, you have to consider not the cold but the rains. Although most of the rains last not more than an hour or two, there are a lot of serious rainfalls especially in the regions with underlined rainy season like Amazon and Pantanal.

The rainy season in Amazon begins at the end of October in the southern regions, and around December for the central ones. It continues until March or even June, mostly on north.

The temperature in Rio de Janeiro: during winter around 20ºC, dropping sometimes to 1520ºC. The rainy days in Rio cannot be foreseen, but Rio has plenty of options for activates inside.

Salvador, Fortaleza, Recife and other resorts around these cities have pleasant temperatures all year round. They rarely drop under 25ºC and on very rare occasions exceed 33ºC. The winter temperatures are around 3-4ºC lower than the summer ones. In the regions of Salvador and Recife, the rainy season begins around the beginning of April and lasts 3 months approximately. In Fortaleza the rain begins with around month later and continues the with the same durations of 3 months approximately. The rains usually doesn't last long enough to scare the tourists in these all year round beach regions.

The Carnaval in Brazil

By tradition the carnival in Brazil (The Carnaval) starts 276 days before Easter. Every town have its own unique way to celebrate it. In the southeastern cities like, Rio and Sao Paulo, there are organized parades leaded by the samba schools and are aesthetical influenced from the carnival in Venice. The participation in these parades is prohibited to watching only, but in the smaller parades in other towns this is possible for you. In the northeastern cities like Salvador, Porto Seguro and Recife, the parades are also organized on the streets, but you can freely participate in them. The Carnaval is directly influenced from the African-Brazilian culture.

Brazilian Cities

Rio de Janiero

If you are looking for subtropical beach + cosmopolitanism + night life + rich tourists services, Rio de Janeiro and the nearest resorts are just the place for you. Rio is living from its beaches to degree never seen elsewhere. The beach Copacabana is mythical and it's the heart of Rio, with its many restaurants, bars and plenty of night life. For these of you that want not only beach, but also friendly people, music, parties, beach sports, city life... Copacabana will be inevitable for you. If you are looking for more quite and family beaches you can go to Ipanema and Leblon. Most of the social life, and even the business, in Rio is happening on and near the beach. If you want to try the spirit of Rio de Janeiro, you have to spend a day on Copacabana, take a walk from Avenida Atlantica till Ipanema and Leblon to south and eat in one of the many restaurants on these places.

Sao Paulo

The downtown of the city isn't secure at night, although there are lots of office buildings in the region. The best hotels and shopping places, night life and bars are located in other part of the city, although not very far away from it. Bixiga (Little Italy), near downtown, is very popular zone for night life with it's clubs, bars and restaurants. There are more reputed zones for accommodation and night life or shopping in Sao Paulo: Jardins, not far from the downtown, but much more secure. The best striptease clubs are in this region, mostly around Hilton hotel or Caesar Park Hotel. Faria de Lima Avenue is also very reputed and most secure. Villa Madalena in Pinherios are also excelent places for fun and shopping. Also very central and excellent for shopping or sports is the zone adjacent to the most famous park of Sao Paulo: the Ibirapuera Park.
Sao Paulo has few excellent beaches, although not top goal for the tourists there. Guaraja and Santos are the main beaches just a few miles away from Sao Paulo.

Salvador de Bahia

Salvador de Bahia contains 50km of top Brazilian resorts with hundreds of natural water pools, surronded by cocoas - Bara, Ondina, Rio Vermelho, Amaralina, Pituba, Armação, Corsário, Jaguaribe, Piatã, Itapoã, Stella Maris, Flamengo, Aleluia... But Salvador, same as Rio, is much more than just good beaches. Bahia and especially Salvador is the musical soul of Brazil. There is always music around the beaches, especially the central beach, Bara. Salvador de Bahia is the heart of fascinating culture, mixing the African culture with the European. The city offers big choice of opportunities, musical festivals, carnivals, and all sorts of fun. In Salvador every occasion is good for music and dancing. There is non stop party on the streets of Pelourino. Also there are a lot of opportunities for shopping, unique food and colonial landmarks, also few historical places.

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