Brazil travel tips

6 guides in Brazil — when to go, how to get around, which ATMs not to use, and what a fair price looks like.

aerial photography of cityscape near sea

Rio de JaneiroBrazilBeaches, samba, and Christ the Redeemer

A rainbow over the falls at Iguaçu, seen from the Brazilian side

Foz do IguaçuBrazilThe panorama side of the falls, and the biggest dam ever built

aerial view of city buildings near body of water during daytime

SalvadorBrazilBrazil’s first capital, and the most African city outside Africa

Praia Brava on the north of the island of Florianópolis, seen from the headland

FlorianópolisBrazilAn island with forty-two beaches, and a different one for every mood

bird’s eye-view photography of cityscape during golden hour

ManausBrazilAn opera house in the rainforest, and two rivers that refuse to mix

The letters spelling Fortaleza on the Beira Mar promenade, between the palms

FortalezaBrazilTwenty-five kilometres of city beach, and the windiest coast in Brazil