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Best places to visit in Brazil

Brazil, with its Carnival, its luxuriant jungle, its hot sand beaches... The quintessential dream country. The welcoming accent of its beautiful mixed-race women, its tropical climate and the colours of its cocktails all conspire to make you leave your troubles behind. Though Brazil is a well-developed country, it has preserved all of its festive and musical culture. 

It is a vast country; it would be best to focus on Amazonia and the North-East or even the big cities and beaches of the South, if you don't want to end up spending your holidays on a plane. Lucky for you, we have the solution: Evaneos Travel experts are here to share their great deals and secrets with you. Follow the guide!

A bubbling southern supercity, São Paulois the economic heart of the country. For rest and relaxation, it would be better to go to Rio de Janeiro, where a week will not suffice to enjoy sugarloaf, the Corcovado, Santa Teresa neighbourhood and the mythical beaches of Copacana and Ipanema. Similarly, Ilha Grande is chock-full of idyllic beaches where you can go diving.

Whereas the culture in other South American countries is Andean, Brazil distinguishes itself by being more Caribbean, and Portuguese is the spoken language. Still on the coast, Salvador is the ideal destination to fully enjoy the carnival atmopshere. It's a good compromise for those who desire greater authenticity without having to go as far Amazonia. Otherwise, set course for the North, around Belem, still on the coast; and to Manaus, in the heart of Amazonia. Here, you will rub shoulders with a different Brazil: more primitive, less Westernised.

Take advantage of your trip to Brazil to see the Foz do Iguaçu waterfalls or the wetlands of Pantanal, inland.

In the heart of Brazil's Amazon, the Tapajós National Forest is a primary rainforest, home to a diverse ecosystem.
Fortaleza is an essential stopover for a stay in Brazil if you want to travel to the north of the country.
Canoa Quebrada (literally "broken canoe"), one of northern Brazil's best known beaches, attracts both local tourists and visitors from the world over with its steep cliffs plunging down to the sea!
Capital of the Rio Grande do Norte State (in the north-east), Natal is a medium sized town with amazing beaches.
A charming, colonial village, Paraty was once a major port for gold leaving Brazil for Europe. Today the village is still worth a detour!
The Northeast's folkloric reputation combined with some impressive, Portuguese colonial architecture contributed to São Luís being classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The entry point to the amazing landscape of Lençois Maranhenses and one of Brazil's natural treasures.
Viewed from the sky, the built area of Belém - which extends out into the estuary - offers a stark contrast with the wild, verdant appearance of the surrounding river banks. Opening onto both the ocean and the forest, the city serves as a major gateway to Amazonia. 
About the same size as Switzerland and nestled at the mouth of the Amazon, Marajo is a stunning island that is easy to explore.
A trendy spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, Jeri Beach is an isolated place and difficult to get to, but worth seeing.
The first capital of Brazil (1549-1763), colonial city and dynamlic metropolis, Salvador is a city of black and white and a must-see for anyone traveling to Brazil!
Located at the heart of Amazonia, Manaus is a lively and architecturally remarkable city packed with stores of all types.
The simple mention of its name casts a spell over your imagination. Beautiful and unforgiving, the Amazon rainforest - this lost kingdom that has not yet yielded to man – lives up to its legend. 
The largest metropolis in South America, situated in south-east Brazil and the economic capital of the country.
A harbour town from where you can visit 365 isles and the famous Ilha Grande. 
Ilha Grande is a popular holiday destination for Brazilians thanks to its calm, relaxing beauty.
A heavenly beach with white sand and warm, turquoise water, Lopes Mendes has to be earned by three hours of trekking  through the forest. Bathing in those waters after such effort is a very special reward.
The capital of Mato Grosso do Sul and entry point for tourists heading to the Pantanal.
The vast humid plain of the Mato Grosso, on the Bolivian border, houses an ecosystem which is unique in the world. 
An ecological paradise at the junction between the Pantanal wetlands and the Iguazu Falls. And from where the expression 'unforgettable experience' must have come.