Best vacations in Brazil

Brazil is an immense country, spanning nearly half of the continent of South America and thus has a great deal of diverse agricultural resources.  Brazil can be divided into two very distinct agricultural areas.
The first area is comprised of the southern half of the country and has a semi-temperate climate.  It also has more rainfall, [...]

Brazil is an extremely vast country and through out its sometimes tumultuous history it has played an important role in world politics.  Today, the Ministry of External relations is the government faction that is responsible for the management of all foreign relations issues regarding Brazil.  The foreign policy that Brazil has created in recent years [...]

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Brazil is in a very important phase, the country is growing at each year, the economy is getting powerful and consistent, however Brazil is far away from perfection, in many aspects. A lot of hard work was put into making the country better, both by the government and civilians as well, many and many [...]

Brazil has a fascinating history.  It originated as a colony of the Portuguese Empire, and later gained its own independence.  There have many different governmental periods in Brazil’s history, including the period of the republic, democratic periods, and finally, periods of military rule.
The beginning of this period can be traced to the election of Janio [...]

Brazil is a truly diverse land, not only in terms of its environment and the large number of plant and animal species that live there, but also in the demographics of its people.  Brazil was a colony of Portugal from 1500 to 1822, and in fact Portugal was forced to move its government from Portugal [...]

Brazil has the largest population in South America and is the fifth most populous country in the world.  The people are diverse in origin, and Brazil often boasts that the “new” race of Brazilians is a successful amolgam of African, European, and indigenous strains, a claim that is truer in the social than the political [...]

Brazil pop culture has changed so much over the years; decades.  Almost all aspects of American pop culture such as McDonalds’s, American films, and blue jeans can be seen in Brazil.  Brazilians use to think that all kinds of American cultural icons were distasteful and now they are very well known in the new Brazilian [...]

Politics of Brazil takes place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Brazil is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.  Executive power is exercised by the government.  Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the [...]

Brazil’s most famous specialty is their coffee, however, in the northern most growing area in Brazil, inland from the port of Salvador, hidden in the Rio de Janeiro river basin.  There is an exquisite specialty; a superior grade of coffee bean, pea berry coffee.  An exceptional washed mild Brazilian  Moka Pea berry with soft uniform [...]

Caipirinha is Brazil’s national cocktail, made with cachaca, sugar and lime.  Cachaca is  Brazil’s most common distilled alcoholic beverage.  Like rum, it is made from sugarcane.  This particular drink is enjoyed by everyone; restaurants, bars, and many households throughout the country.  Once almost unknown outside Brazil, the drink has become more popular and more widely [...]

Have you ever seen the above spelling of Brazil and wondered whether or not it was a typographical error or not?  Rest assured it is not an error.  Most of us spell the name of the country ‘Brazil’ but that is because we are spelling it in English.  The official language of Brazil is Portuguese, [...]

Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, and the colonization of Brazil by Portugal has had lasting and profound effects on the country.  Brazil was a colony of Portugal from 1500 to 1822, and in fact the government of Portugal was forced to move to Brazil from the years 1808 to 1815.  Most people would [...]

If you want to go on a vacation that you will never forget, consider a trip to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.  Rio has been portrayed in movies, people have sung about it in more songs that you can count and endless depictions of the city have been put into print.  It is known to [...]

There are Shanty towns in many countries.  Basically a shanty town is made up of rudimentary, non-legal dwellings and are usually inhabited primarily by one group of people with a similar ethnic background.  In Brazil, there are favelas, which are similar but there are some subtle differences.
Shanty towns in many places are the result of [...]

Salvador is a city in the province of Bahia in Brazil.  It was actually the first capital of Brazil and as such it has a long and storied history.  If you have the good fortune of being able to visit Salvador you will be able to see some of the finest colonial architecture, particularly in [...]

Rio de Janeiro is not the largest city in Brazil, but many people consider it to be a gem along the ocean that is unlike any other.  It has become famous for being a romantic destination for couples and a fun place to get away on vacation for families and groups.  It has been immortalized [...]

Natal is a city located on the East Coast of Brazil at the mouth of the Potengi River.  It is a beautiful natural area that remains well-preserved and it is a prime location for a beach adventure for you and your family.  NASA reports that the air in Natal is the cleanest on the continent [...]

Most people have heard of the area in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil called Copacabana.  That is largely due to the popularity of the song written about it.  It is also famous for its four kilometer-long beach of beautiful white sand.  Copacabana is actually a district and while there are nice sandy beaches and trendy clubs, [...]

The full name of Buzios is actually Armação dos Búzios, but is it most commonly referred to as Buzios.  Is is a relatively small town with a population of about 25,000 but it has gained fame as a premier getaway for tourists that wish to enjoy the beauty of Brazil’s beaches without some of the [...]

If you are planning to take a tour of Brazil, there are many options for you to take.  The country is enormous, both in its physical size but also in the diversity of attractions that you can find there.
Many people who are going to Brazil are doing so because of the tropical climate and the [...]

So much of what makes Brazil unique is that the origins of so many things there come from the ethnic diversity that the country enjoys.  Many of us have seen the images and clips of people performing the Samba, particularly when we have glimpses of Carnival, but not many people are aware of the origins [...]

While many of us know Brazil as one of the premier vacation destinations in the world because of its beautiful beaches and sunny resorts, you may not realize how culturally diverse or just how large the country is.  In terms of the population size, you might be surprised to find out that Brazil is the [...]

The official currency of Brazil is the real, and its symbol is R$.  The pluralized form of the real is reais.  It is further subdivided into centavos.  One hundred centavos are equivalent to one real.  The value of the real is currently sitting at about 42 cents USD.  The Brazilian government has continually attempted to [...]

Brazil’s economy is the ninth largest in the world and the largest in Latin America.  The vast country has great amounts of cultural, ecological, and social diversity, and has many extremes from one region to another.  While modern industry and commerce have flourished in Brazil, there is also a tremendous amount of inequality and it [...]

In the late sixteenth century, Brazilian painting in the true sense of the term began to emerge.  Brazilian painting was largely influenced by the Baroque style that was imported from Portugal.  This was the dominant school of painting in Brazil until the beginning of the nineteenth century, and it flourished through out all of the [...]

The earliest Brazilian sculpture has been traced back to the lat sixteenth century, shortly after the Portuguese established their first colonies in the newly discovered territory.  Through out the century that followed, most of the sculpture in Brazil had been brought over from Brazil, and they mostly displayed strong Baroque features.  This Baroque style flourished [...]

Although it is not always the first aspect of Brazil thought of, the country has certainly made a name for itself in the arena of international science and technology.
In the first decades of the nineteenth century, Brazilian science effectively came into being.  The Portuguese royal family came to Brazil in 1808 to escape the threat [...]

Brazil is an extremely large country with a very diverse population.  Many different ethnicities, religions, and cultures are represented in the population.  Likewise, many different languages are spoken.  While Portuguese is the country’s official and dominant language, indigenous, European, and Asian languages are also spoken.
Virtually all of the Brazilian population speaks Portuguese, if only out [...]

The term Brazilian refers to all those born in Brazil, as well as foreigners who are born abroad but from a Brazilian parent, or a foreigner living in Brazil who has applied for Brazilian citizenship.  The majority of Brazilians actually live in Brazil, but there are significant Brazilian populations in countries like the United States, [...]

The country known as Brazil, or officially, the Federative Republic of Brazil is a union divided into twenty-six different states, and ones district.  The district is called the Federal District and it contains the capital city of Brasilia.
The states’ borders are generally based on conventional historical borders.  These borders have developed naturally through out the [...]

Brazil is a vast country that has an extremely diverse culture, which is represented in many of the country’s different cultural aspects.  In Brazil’s earliest history, not much was done in terms of artistic expression because Brazil was a colony of Brazil, and the Portuguese civilization established in the colony was very limited in the [...]

One place that Brazil’s extremely diverse culture is manifested is the wide variety of cuisine styles available in the country.  The styles of cuisine vary greatly by region, as does Brazil itself.  The styles of cuisine reflect the mix of Portuguese, Amerindian, African, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Syrian, Lebanese, German, and Japanese influences.  The different influences [...]

The Brazilian culture is one of the most diversified cultures in the world.  This is due partially to the fact that Brazil encompasses such a monstrous area of land.  The cities found in the various regions of Brazil are diverse in their climate and geographic conditions, and also in their cultures.  Another contributing factor to [...]

Brazil is known for its massive and colorful annual Carnival that falls four days before Ash Wednesday each year.  Brazil’s Carnival has often been called the largest in the world.  However, it should be noted that Carnival varies greatly from region to region in Brazil.  There are four major styles of Carnival through out Brazil.
The [...]

The population of Brazil is extremely diverse, due to the vast expanse of territory the country covers, and the many different ethnic and cultural groups it encompasses.  One excellent venue for examining this cultural diversity is the music of Brazil.  Through out the past five hundred years, the history of Brazilian music has developed many [...]

Brazilian literature is wide category that generally incorporates all literature written in the Portuguese language either by Brazilians or in Brazil.  This category also includes literature of this sort that was written before Brazil declared independence from Portugal in 1822.  Through out the twentieth century, Brazilian literature has made a definite shift, and the use [...]

Film was introduced to Brazil at the turn of the century, but it took some time before it established itself as a popular form of entertainment in the country.  The industry has had numerous ups and downs, which is largely due to the fact that the industry is dependent upon the government for funds and [...]

Brazil is a massive country that covers a vast and diverse expanse of land.  Thus, its population is equally diverse and encompasses many different cultural and ethnic groups.  Generally, most Brazilians trace their origins to four main sources of migration: the Amerindians, the Europeans, the Africans, and the Asians.  Since 1872, Brazil has conducted periodical [...]

Many sports are widely played in Brazil, and the general population is very involved in athletics.  Football is the most popular by a wide margin, but other sports are also quite popular and some even have cultural significance.
Brazil has been a competitor in the Summer Olympics since 1920, and is currently ranked thirty-third in the [...]

Brazil is the nation officially referred to as the Federative Republic of Brazil and is located in the continent of South America.  In terms of geographical area, it is the fifth largest country, and it occupies nearly half of South America.  It is also the fifth most populous country and fourth most populous democratic country [...]

In the last census of Brazil which took place in 2000, over seventy percent of the Brazilian population declared themselves Roman Catholic.  However, Brazilian religions are very diverse, and in many cases a fusion of different beliefs has taken place.  Brazil is a very religious nation, with over ninety percent of the population declaring some [...]

Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the territory now called Brazil in 1500, the land was occupied by many groups of indigenous people who had been there for centuries.  They most likely reached Brazil by crossing the Bering Strait on foot from Asia, and migrating down through the Americas, or by sea routes along [...]