Brazil

Guides To Brazil's Cities & Regions

Brazil Travel Guide

Brazil is the largest country in South America both in terms of area and population. Brazil has a population of 193 million (2012) and is an emerging economic powerhouse with the world's sixth largest economy.

Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and is a country of immense natural and human diversity. Brazil is also the world's largest Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) nation, though many of Brazil's original immigrants from Germany, Japan, the Middle East and even Wales still retain their original language as well as Portuguese, in addition to the 180 Amerindian languages that still survive.

Independent from Portugal since 1822, Brazil's status as a world power will be confirmed by the hosting of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.

Museum of Art, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Museum of Art (Museu de Arte de São Paulo, or MASP), Sao Paulo, Brazil

Read in depth travel guides to Brazil's towns and cities.

Visit our guides to Brazil to find the best recommendations on accommodation, flights to the region and domestic travel for São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belém, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Goiânia, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Rio Branco and Salvador.

The 12 venue cities for the Brazil World Cup are:

São Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Belo Horizonte
Brasília
Fortaleza
Cuiabá
Curitiba
Manaus
Natal
Porto Alegre
Salvador
Recife

Ibirapuera Auditorium, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ibirapuera Auditorium, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Other Brazil Cities and Regions

Bonito - an eco-tourism center in the western Brazilian state of Matto Grosso do Sul.

Pantanal - home to a population of jaguars and the largest continental wetland in the world.

São Paulo architecture - this vast city has some of South America's most striking architecture.

Rio's economy - growth and investment continue to climb ahead of the 2014 World Cup & the 2016 Olympics.

Things to do in São Paulo, the biggest city in size in Brazil, for visiting soccer fans.

Mt Cotopaxi, Ecuador, South America
Mt Cotopaxi, Ecuador, South America

South America

The Best of South America - recommended places throughout South America for adventure holidays and eco-retreats: Machu Picchu, Fazenda Barranco Alto, Mashpi Lodge, Mt Cotopaxi, Mount Roraima and the Iguazu Falls.

Peru, South America
Lima, Peru, South America

Lima

Enjoy a trip to Lima - the Peruvian capital is the continent's best kept secret.

Accommodation in Brazil

Hotels in Brazil - compare and book hotels in Brazil's major cities and tourist regions including Rio, Belo Horizonte, Brazilia, Manaus, Porto Alegre and São Paulo.

Hostels & budget hotels in Brazil - find affordable, secure, low cost accommodation in all areas throughout Brazil.

Brazil