Brazil travel guide

Now is a good time to plan a trip to Brazil – and not just because the World Cup was help there this year and the Olympic Games two years later.There is no doubt, though, that thanks to the growing strength of the economy, and the improved infrastructure required for the events, the country is safer and easier to travel around than ever before.

                                  

City-hoppers can go to Brasilia to see what futuristic architecture looked like in the Sixties, to São Paulo for some of South America’s finest food, to Salvador da Bahia for Afro-Brazilian culture, and to Olinda or Ouro Preto for colonial treasures – though perhaps not all in one go, as distances are enormous.The enduring favourites are there too: Rio (still unmissable), the Iguaçu Falls, the Amazon river and rainforest. In and around all of these, hotels, restaurants and services are greatly improved.

                                         

After decades of overselling a handful of tried and tested beach destinations, Brazil is now inviting travellers to explore further. Even the mildly adventurous tourist can get deep into the Pantanal, the immense wetlands of the south that rival the Amazon for biodiversity, or drive the coast roads of the north-east. Intrepid beach lovers can mingle with Brazilian travellers on the Costa Verde, in Fortaleza and in the resorts of Santa Catarina.

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