Best vacations in Brazil

Brazil is a beautiful and vast country and has a lot to offer someone who is looking for a dream vacation.  One of the things that Brazil is best known for is its white sandy beaches.  Places like Ipanema and Copacabana have been immortalized in songs and in movies and for good reason.  Brazil has [...]

Recife is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Brazil and the capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.  In 2007, Recife’s population was over one and a half million.  This municipality is located where the Beberibe River meets the Capibaribe River and both flow into the Atlantic ocean.  It is also a major port on [...]

The city of Manaus is the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas.  It is located in between the rivers of Negro and Solimoes and is the most populous city in Amazonas, according to statistics from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.  Manaus is also a very popular ecotourism destination.  Manaus is situated in [...]

Brazil is a vast and fascinating country, which occupies about half of the continent of South America.  It borders the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of over eight and a half million square kilometers.  The highest point in Brazil, Pico da Neblina, reaches ninety-eight hundred feet into the air.  Brazil is also bordered by [...]

Brazil is an immense country with a great number of industries that contribute to its economy, one growing sector of which is tourism.  Tourism is actually a key part of the economy in several regions of the country.  In 2008, the country had had 5.2 million visitors, and in 2007 it was ranked the fourth [...]