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Abrolhos Archipelago


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Alter Do Chão (Amazon River)

Turning out of the muddy Amazon is the blue Rio Tapajos and the village of Alter do Chao. Tour the Center for Preservation of Indigenous Arts, with displays on the lifestyles of local tribes. Or cross to a white sand beach for a refreshing swim in th...

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Amazon Jungle

Nature lovers may enjoy a walk “on the high side” along this 656 feet-long walkway, 30 meters above the ground, which links the six tallest treetops of the area; this is the first and largest canopy walkway in America. Also in this area is the Biosph...

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Amazonas


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Amazonia National Park

The huge Amazonia National Park, founded in 1974 north of Rio Tapajos and 1,550 mi/2,500 km northwest of Rio de Janeiro, can best be seen by hiring a guide locally for hikes through the dense rain forest (hiking without a guide is allowed only on cer...

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Anavilhanas Island

A few hours cruising from Manaus on the Amazon River’s largest tributary, the Rio Negro, lies the jungle archipelago of Anavilhanas. This remote area is comprised of 370 islands, myriads of small creeks, pools and sand beaches, all formed by the eve...

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Anchieta


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Angra Dos Reis

The town of Angra is between the ocean and 6000 ft mountains. The mountains are covered with rain forests and are part of the Bocaina National Park. Additionally the Ilha Grande national park is accessible by boat, 1 hour away. The archipelago of A...

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Aquiqui


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Badajos

Located in north-east Brazil, Badajos is a popular port of call for Amazon River cruises.

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Bahia


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Balneario Camboriu


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Barao de Melgaco

Barão de Melgaço is located in Brazil in the state of Mato Grosso and is an ecotourism destination. The Barao de Melgaco River runs through town.

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Barra de Sao Miguel

Barra de Sào Miguel is located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, and is known for its exclusive coastal resorts. Located just 9 degrees south of the equator, Barra enjoys a single season year round with a tropical climate, trade winds and ple...

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Barra Grande


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Barra Norte River


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Barra Norte Sea


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Barreiras


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Belem

Belem is located 60 miles from the Para River entrance to the Amazon Delta. Amid the broad avenues and busy markets of this, Brazil's chief port of the lower Amazon River, there remain many intriguing reminders of how thousands of tons of rubber were...

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Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte, called "Belo" locally, lies 220 mi/350 km northwest of Rio de Janeiro in the center of the country's most important mining area. Although you can see most of its attractions in a day, the city is pleasant and has a terrifically varied...

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Boca Da Valeria (Amazon River)

Boca Da Valeria is a remote little Indian community, set at the entrance of the Valeria river on a 400ft hill overlooking the Amazon River and is reached by zodiac or tender. It is located between Parintins and Santarem. Calls allow exploration of th...

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Boca dos Botos


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Bonito

Bonito is a city in Brazil located in Mato Grosso do Sul. Bonito is known as the heart of eco-tourism for Brazil. Popular for abundant waterfalls, clear blue rivers, lush vegetation and diverse animals, the region carefully controls the numbers of to...

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Brasilia

Brasilia is the capital in Brazil, created in the center of the country in 1956 by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer. The city and buildings are an imaginative and innovative example of 20th century modernist urbanism, making Brasilia a UNESCO Wo...

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Breves


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Breves Narrows

A few hours upriver from Belém, the region of the Thousand Islands is entered. The passage through this maze of islets is known as The Narrows. A journey through The Narrows provides the unique opportunity to obtain a close-up view of the rich equato...

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Buzios

This picturesque fishing village on the Costa del Sol was "discovered" by Brigitte Bardot in the '60s. Buzios boasts 23 white-sand beaches, crystal-clear waters and a verdant landscape. A town of many charms, Buzios is also known for fashionable sh...

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Cabedelo

Cabedelo is a beautiful port city belonging to the larger metropolis of Joaa Pessoa in northeast Brazil. Joao Pessoa is known for its pristine tropical beaches, colonial buildings, modern architecture, museums and historical sites. Visitors are ...

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Cabo Frio

Cabo Frio in Brazil is a beach-lovers paradise. Cabo Frio offers nine crystal blue beaches, an exciting night life, and promenade shopping. The municipal theater provides modern and traditional music, plays, and cultural dance shows. Cabo F...

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Camboriu


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Campina Grande


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Campo Grande


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Canacari


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Canal do Norte


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Caruaru


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Cassilandia


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Catucaba


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Chapada Diamantina National Park

Chapada Diamantina National Park is Brazil’s 'Lost World' with landscapes of oddly shaped rock formations, quartzite caves with crystal clear lakes, underground rivers, national monuments, and wildlife. Translated to the Diamond Highlan...

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Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park

The magnificent Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, located in the west-central state of Goias, showcases the unique vegetation of the hilly Cerrado region, 771 mi/1,242 km northwest of Rio de Janeiro. In the spring (September-November), the region ...

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Copacabana Beach

Copacabana Beach in Brazil is one of the most vibrant beaches in the world. There is always something going on here, from groups of martial artists practicing Capoeira to musicians, and artists doing what they do best. All along the beach,&...

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Copea


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Corcovado, Brazil


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Costa Verde

Named for the ancient Atlantic forest that covers much of the shoreline, the Costa Verde (Green Coast) 175 mi/280 km southwest of Rio de Janeiro offers relaxing day and weekend trips from Rio de Janiero as well as Sao Paulo. Locals favor its charm an...

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Cuiabo


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Curariaca


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Curitiba

A bustling metropolis, Curitiba boasts the highest recycling rate and the largest downtown pedestrianised shopping area in the world. With many facilities, museums, and known for the city's initiative to build parks--currently the city has 26--guests...

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Curua Una River

Curua Una is one of the many tributaries of the awe-inspiring Amazon. The Curua Una winds into a dense rain forest, giving explorers the sense of traveling back in time to a primeval era. Take a local boat on an excursion and explore the river clos...

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Cuxiu

Cuxiu, or Cuxiu Muni is a small village situated on the bank of the Amazon River in north-west Brazil.

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Emas National Park

Advance permission from the National Park Department (IBAMA) is advisable for visiting Emas National Park 745 mi/1,200 km northwest of Rio de Janeiro (there are no tourist facilities). Hard-core nature lovers will find it worth the trouble, as it's a...

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Fernando de Noronha

Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, consists of 21 islands and is 340 miles from the coast of Pernambuco. The total area of the archipelago is 26 sq km, 75% of which belongs to the National Ecological Park, and only the main island of Fernando de Nor...

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Florianopolis

Florianopolis was founded in 1726 by immigrants from the Azores, along with German and Italian settlers. Located on Santa Catarina Island, which is joined to the mainland by three bridges, the late 19th century pastel-colored, plastered buildings sti...

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Fortaleza

Fortaleza is one of Brazil's major cities with a colorful harbor area and a colonial history dating back to 1612. It has developed around the ancient fortress of Our Lady of Assumption. There's much to enjoy in its old center, where visitors can barg...

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Foz do Iguacu (Iguazu Falls)

The gateway to Paraguay and Argentina from Brazil, Iguacu is most famous for the majestic beauty of the Iguacu Falls, a cultural tourist destination for every traveler. Iguacu which also means "large-water" was first discovered in 1549 by S...

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Furo Comprido


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Governador Celso Ramos


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Iguassu Falls (Brazilian Side)

The Iguassu Falls borders the Argentine Province of Misiones and the Brazilian state of Parana. The falls divides the river into the upper and lower Iguassu. The thunderous beauty of the falls meaning “big water” has 275 individual drops ...

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Ilha da Gipoi

Iiha da Gipoi (The Gipoi Island) is named after and in the shape of a snake. The island has many different types of beaches that each offer something unique. Some are great for surfing, some are family oriented, and some are mostly deserted and quie...

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Ilha Do Maia


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Ilha Grande

This island off the southern coast offers the best of tropical Brazil in one compact area (300 km sq). Ilha Grande offers more than a hundred pristine beaches, a extensive network of hiking trails through its lush interior rainforest, and rumors of ...

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Ilha Ipixuna


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Ilhabela

In 1502, explorer Amerigo Vespucci first navigated the channel between Brazil's Sao Paulo and the island he named Sao Sebastiao. Today, the island's port village of Ilhabela is know for lovely beaches, windsurfing, yachting and sportfishing. The is...

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Ilhas Botinas

These two tiny islands are also known as the twin sisters because of their resemblance to one another. In the whole of Angra Bay the Bonitas are the spot with the clearest waters, which make it an excellent spot for snorkeling. The islands can b...

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Ilheus

Ilhéus, Jorge Amado's birthplace, is the best-known town in Brazil, scene of his most famous novel. In downtown you will find buildings rich in history, countless bars, restaurants and other enterprises here that take their names from characters in A...

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Imbituba

Imbituba is considered one of the most beautiful beaches on Brazil. It has also gained popularity for it's excellent surfing, as well as windsurfing and kitesurfisurfinge beaches range from a more urban atmosphere to rustic and pristine. Whale watchi...

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Itacare

Itacare is a cocoa island with virgin rainforests, south Atlantic surf waves and pristine white sand. In the sixteenth century, Dutch and Portuguese pirates populated the area and began planting cocoa upon which later became massive ecotourism cocoa ...

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Itajai

Itajai has many wonderful Brazilian beaches, among them Molhes, Praia Brava and Jeremias. There are plenty of fashionable bars and cafes along the sandy white beach for visitors to enjoy. The city has charming rural areas, an enchanting natural lands...

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Itamaraca Island


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Itaqui

Itaqui is a municipality in Brazil located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

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Itatiaia National Park

The main sights of mountainous Itatiaia National Park—Brazil's first—include rock formations created by erosion (such as the Prateleiras, or "shelves," made up of giant rock slabs). The park encompasses waterfalls, alpine meadows and lowland jungle. ...

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Jariuba


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Jericoacoara


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Joao Pessoa

The capital of Paraiba state, Joao Pessoa lies on the easternmost tip of South America and 1,060 mi/1,705 km northeast of Brasilia. It is Brazil's third-oldest city. The main reason to visit is to see the Igreja Sao Francisco, one of Brazil's most in...

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Lago Ajura


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Lago Canaraci


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Lago do Carauacu


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Lago do Limao


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Lake Acajatuba


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Lencois Maranhenses National Park

The name of Lencois Maranhenses National Park, a 960-sq-mi/1,550-sq-km area 2,310 mi/3,720 km northwest of Rio de Janeiro, refers to its enormous and snow-white sand dunes, which bear a striking resemblance to lencois (bed sheets). Amongst these monu...

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Lucia


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Macapa (Amazon River)

Many travelers begin their Amazon experience in Manaus, Brazil. Others begin at the "end of the line", in Belém or Macapa, where the Amazon flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

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Maceio

Surfing and body boarding are popular watersports on the beaches of beautiful Maceio. Frances Beach has great waves all year long, and Avenida da Paz offers amazing sunsets. Maceió's sea has natural pools and reefs a few meters off the coast, ...

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Mamiraua Nature Reserve

Located near Tefe in the Brazilian Amazon, Mamiraua Nature Reserve is the largest protected flooded forest in the world and the largest wildlife reserve in Brazil. Visitors can view over 350 types of birds, as well as one of the world's largest f...

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Mata de Sao Joao


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Miritiapina


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Mucuri


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Mucurui


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Natal

Natal is known as "City of the Sun" or "Bride of the Sun", where the sun stands high in the sky for almost 10 hours a day. It is also known as "City of the Dunes". Its sea is of calm, blue and crystal clear waters. The sight of dunes, coconut trees,...

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Navegantes


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Niteroi

Just 9 mi/14 km east of and across the bay from Rio de Janeiro, Niteroi is a town with three wonderful beaches: Itaipu, Camboinhas and Itacoatiara. The city is connected by bus and ferry to Rio. There are numerous restaurants, bars, clubs and kiosks....

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North Bar


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Olinda

Olinda has some of the best-preserved colonial buildings in Brazil (UNESCO has declared it a "monument to humanity") with some stunning examples of baroque Portuguese architecture. The best way to see Olinda is on foot. Stroll along its 16th- and 17t...

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Ouro Preto

Originally named Vila Rica ("rich town"), this 18th-century hill town 60 mi/100 km southeast of Belo Horizonte was once the wealthiest gold-mining center of Brazil. (The name Ouro Preto means "black gold.") We think it's a must-see, particularly for ...

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Panelas


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Pantanal

The Pantanal is a massive wetland area largely located in Brazil, extending into Paraguay and Bolivia. It serves as home to a vast array of exotic wildlife, including one of the largest jaguar populations on earth. In the wet season, the region is a ...

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Para


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Paraná


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Parana River

Parana is known as the "land of all peoples" due to the 30 races that make up the area. The cuisine from European, Native Indian, and colonial ancestors is a treat for tourists. Parana also boasts beautiful beaches for sunning and relaxing.

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Paranagua

Tucked along the rim of a serene, well-protected lagoon, prosperous Paranagua has been modernized to accommodate its growing status as one of Brazil’s most important ports for exporting coffee. Still, the city hasn’t forgotten its proud colonial past...

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Parati

The entire city of Parati (Paraty) is considered a national monument as it was deemed by UNESCO to be one of the world’s most illustrious examples of Portuguese colonial architecture. A virtual museum within a tropical paradise, it is located s...

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Parintins (Amazon River)

The little Indian village of Parintins lies beside the river on Tupinambarana Island, amid the largest archipelago of the Lower Amazon. The community can trace its history back through two centuries and still proudly celebrates its traditional Indian...

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Parnaiba


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Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo


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Petropolis

Founded in 1843 as a summer refuge from Rio's incredible heat, Petropolis (40 mi/65 km northeast of Rio), Petropolis provides a nice vacation from your vacation. Set in the cool hills north of Rio, this Swiss-style town was the seasonal residence for...

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Picinguaba


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Picos


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Pinheiro


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Porto Alegre

A lively metropolis in the Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil, Porto Alegre as much to do and see. Watch the sunet over the Guaíba River, visit the  Monumento aos Açorianos (a tall monument in honor of the Azorean people who firs...

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Porto Belo

Famous for the Praia de Bombas and Praia Bombinhas beaches, Porto Belo attracts visitors who are eager for lazy days at the beach. If lounging is on your list, the beaches are excellent for swimming and sunbathing or for the more active traveler, t...

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Porto de Galinhas


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Porto Santana


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Porto Seguro


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Praia do Forte


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Recife

Recife is Brazil's fourth largest city and and one of the country's most historic ocean cities. It also has the distinction of not having been founded by the Portuguese. In fact, it was the Dutch Prince Maurice of Nassau who founded Recife in 1637 on...

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Ressaca


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Rio Cajari


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Rio de Janeiro

Brazilians say that God made the rest of the world in six days, and devoted the seventh to Rio. The jagged Sugarloaf rises from dark blue Guanabara Bay, with legendary beaches like Copacabana and Ipanema in the foreground, forested mountains behind. ...

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Rio Grande

Rio Grande is the oldest city in the state with beautiful buildings and monuments, typical of the Portuguese architecture of the 19th Century and with traces of other cultures that were also part of the formation of the city. Besides the physical nat...

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Rio Grande Do Sul

Rio Grande Do Sul has always been fiercely independent. Being Brazil’s southernmost state, it was well beyond the central government’s rule during colonial times, giving rise to the fabled gaúcho, who fearlessly roamed the land, living as he pleased....

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Rio Negro, Brazil

A unique tributary of the Amazon, the Rio Negro is the largest blackwater river in the world, with the dark coffee-colored waters containing high levels of tannins creating a unique ecosystem for the wildlife it supports.

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Rio Preto di Boi


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Rio Roosevelt

Rio Roosevelt (the Roosevelt River or Rio Teodoro, formerly known as the River of Doubt) is a tributary of the Aripuana River, named after Theodore Roosevelt's historic expedition. The surrounding rainforest contains unspoiled Amazonian wildernes...

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Saint Peter and Paul Rocks


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Salvador de Bahia

Salvador is a dynamic collage of diverse religious and cultural groups, colorful open-air markets, tropical flowers, majestic colonial buildings, golden-sand beaches and the bubbling sensuality of the Bahian people. Visit the Sao Francisco Chapel, wh...

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Santa Luzia


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Santa Sofia


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Santarem

Today, Santarem is one of the Amazon’s most important trading centers, and is rich in legend and nature. The town is situated at the point where the Tapajos and the Amazon waters meet. This is called the “Wedding of the waters” and is one of Santarem...

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Santos (São Paulo)

The leading port of Brazil and outlet to the sea for São Paulo, the largest city of the country, Santos is a great center of the coffee trade. A prominent building in the city is the Coffee Exchange. Popular seaside resorts are in the area. Founded i...

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Sao Francisco do Sul

Visitors can explore the colonial part of town with its main focus around the central square. In close proximity are several beaches and resort hotels.

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Sao Luis (Sao Luiz)

Founded by a French pirate and named after a French king (Louis XIII), Sao Luis is the bewitching capital of Maranhao and one of Brazil's most beautiful cities. It is 1,430 mi/2,300 km northeast of Rio de Janeiro.Located on an island in the Bay of Sa...

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Sao Miguel Araguaia


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São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil's largest city is on a plateau at an elevation of about 2,700 ft and is divided by the Tietê River. Both the Modern Art Museum and the Municipal Library have outstanding collections and are worth visiting.

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Sao Sebastio

Sao Sabastio is a municipality in Brazil. It is located on the northeast coast in the state of Sao Paulo. Sao Sabastio is one of the oldest cities in the coast, situated 2 miles off the coast. It is a port for oil and has an oil industry however with...

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Sugarloaf Mountain


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Teresina


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Tiradentes

Tiradentes is one of the most charming colonial towns in Brazil. It is set amidst the beautiful, lush Serra de Jose mountain range 205 mi/330 km northwest of Rio de Janeiro, where hiking trails weave through the mountains. Aside from the magnificent ...

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Trancoso


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Vila Velha


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Vitoria

As a city, Vitoria is vaguely reminiscent of Rio with its combination of sea, steep hills, granite outcrops and irregularly shaped mountains on the horizon. Founded in 1551, it’s one of the oldest cities in Brazil, but few traces of its past remain a...

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For hundreds of years, Brazil has symbolised the great escape into a primordial, tropical paradise, igniting Western imagination like no other South American country. From the mad passion of Carnaval to the immensity of the dark Amazon, it is a country of mythic proportions. Perhaps it's not quite the Eden of popular imagination, but it's still a land of staggering beauty. There are stretches of unexplored rainforest, islands with pristine tropical beaches, and endless rivers. And there are the people themselves, who delight the visitor with their energy and joy. São Paulo is the world's second most populous city.
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Everything in Brazil seems larger than life. It has the world's wildest party, greatest waterfall, biggest wetlands, mightiest river and largest rain forest, as well as one of the most unique and diverse cultures on the planet. For travelers, Brazil's sheer size and variety can be overwhelming.

Brazil's problems—poverty, crime, environmental recklessness—can seem larger than life, too. Although it is one of the industrial powerhouses of South America, Brazil has trouble feeding all its people. Deforestation of the Amazon basin proceeds at an ominous rate. But in fits and starts, the country is taking on some of its seemingly insoluble problems. Most noticeably, improvement is being made in the dangerous crime situation in Rio de Janeiro: A special branch of "tourist police" now keeps tourist sites—particularly the beaches of Zona Sul—relatively safe.

We recommend that you try to venture beyond the thousands of miles/kilometers of beach to explore Brazil's other remarkable attractions: the traditional Afro-Brazilian culture of Salvador, the colonial towns of Ouro Preto, Tiradentes, Sao Luis, Paraty and Olinda or the wetlands of the Pantanal, one of the best places to see wildlife in South America. Rio might draw you to Brazil the first time, but the country's unexplored corners and breadth of attractions will make you want to go back.

Geography

Brazil's territory is as varied as its people: dense jungles, semiarid scrub land, rugged hills, jagged mountains and a beautiful coastline. Hills and mountains dominate most of the southern coastline, and jungle covers nearly all of the northwest and west of the country. The vast northeastern interior region, known as the "Sertao" is one of the most dramatic and arid regions in the country. The Amazon River cuts across the entire country from west to east, and most of the southern rivers drain from the interior of the country, finally emptying into the Atlantic between Uruguay and Argentina.

History

Brazil was a Portuguese colony for more than three centuries, and for much of that time, it was at the center of the great Atlantic sugar and slave trades. Evidence of Portuguese culture abounds in everything from language to food. After declaring its independence in 1822, Brazil went on to become a kingdom, an empire and finally, in 1889, a republic.

Today, the country's population is a mixture of the descendants of indigenous peoples, European immigrants and African slaves. Other significant immigrant groups include Japanese farmers, Syrian and Lebanese merchants and even Confederate refugees who abandoned the U.S. after its Civil War.

Through the last decades of the 20th century, Brazil suffered from incredible debt, high inflation and a shaky political system. But Brazil has managed to pull through. Fortunately, inflation has slowed, the economy weathered the storm of the global financial crisis astonishingly well, and the country has one of the most stable democracies on the continent.

Hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio was expected to give the country another important economic boost in the second decade of the 21st century. In reality, economic recovery has been slower than anticipated.

Snapshot

Brazil's foremost attractions include Carnival, beaches, Rio de Janeiro, Iguacu Falls, the Amazon, Bahia, the Pantanal, art, gems, colonial towns and exciting nightlife.

Brazil is large and varied. Everyone will love something about it, but the opposite is also true—everyone will hate something about it. To minimize problems, try to stick to the areas and activities that truly match your interests (for example, if you're not really interested in seeing jungle wildlife, you probably won't want to put up with the heat, insects, dirt and high humidity that are part of an excursion into the Amazon forest).

Potpourri

Brazil shares common borders with every country in South America except Ecuador and Chile.

More Brazilians have televisions than refrigerators in their homes. Brazilian soap operas—viewed nightly by tens of millions of people across the country—are exported to 130 other nations.

Americana, just outside Sao Paulo, is a town founded by Confederate refugees who immigrated after the U.S. Civil War. The phone book is filled with surnames such as Lee and Jones. Once a year, the town's boys dress up in rebel gray and the girls in long gowns, and they hold a formal ball.

The starry globe in the center of Brazil's flag represents the heavens over Rio de Janeiro on the night of the establishment of the republic (15 November 1889).

The inspiration for the Palacio do Congresso (National Congress building) in Brasilia was reportedly a grapefruit sliced in half, one half up and one half down. Officially, the flat-side-up dome of the House of Representatives side represents "openness," leaving one to wonder what the closed dome of the Senate Chamber must signify.

The Amazon River and its tributaries account for one-fifth of the world's freshwater.

The Pantanal (pantano means "swamp" in Portuguese) is the largest inland wetland on the planet, covering an area that is half the size of France.

The largest Japanese community outside of Japan and the largest Lebanese community outside of Lebanon are in Sao Paulo.

Brazil was the only nation in all of the Americas, apart from Haiti, to have its own empire (1822-1889).




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    Destination weddings, Anniversaries, vow renewals, honeymoons, engagements, elopements, retie the knot, babymoons, proposal trips and more

    Group Travel

    Corporate group retreats and incentive trips, seniors-only river cruises, friends & family getaways, special group anniversary celebrations and more

    Family

    All-inclusive resorts, Hawaii, cruises, Europe, African Safaris, exotic Fiji and the islands, there are so many travel options for families

    Disney

    Adventures by Disney, Disney Cruise Lines, Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Resorts, Aulani, Universal, MyDisneyExperience, Disney Genie, characters dining, and more

    Europe

    We know Europe! Paris, London, Rome, Florence, Barcelona, Swiss Alps, Prague, Amsterdam, Venice, Athens, Vienna, Madrid, let's go!

    Cruises

    Ocean cruising, river cruising, yacht charters, expeditions, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Viking, Lindblad, there are so many options when it comes to cruising

    And SO Much More!

    We create custom travel itineraries and trips, and we know travel - Whether it's Universal, river cruises, safaris, yacht charters, Australia, Thailand and more!

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    We serve customers all across the USA
    Debt free and in business since 2013. Vincent Vacations has agents in Dallas, Kansas City, Houston, Shreveport, Little Rock, Roswell, Oklahoma City and more locations.

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    Travel agents can help save time and stress by doing the research and handling all your bookings for you. An experience travel agent is best at finding great deals and packages, as well as providing you with helpful information and tips. They can also help you plan special activities and experiences that you may not have thought of on your own. All in all, using a travel agent can be a great way to make sure you get the most out of your trip.

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    About Us

    In travel since 2002, and in business since 2013, our travel team serves clients all over the US! Planning a vacation away from home takes a great team. We have taken the time to build a team of dedicated, smart, hard-working personnel who are each committed to excellence and service. We work side-by-side, creating and ensuring INCREDIBLE vacation experiences for you and your group. Our store front in-office team, and our travel consultant independent contractors, work all around the US.

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