Brazil has many religions, such as Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism and pagan religions. Most of the religions date to around 1540 when Africans where being brought to Brazil as slaves. Most of the religions today have some traditional prac... Read more »
The important buildings in Brasilia were all designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer. His strength has always been with form and his weakness detailing, materials and landscaping. Niemeyer prefers to work purely with bare concrete.In Brasilia Niemeyer w... Read more »
North of Salvador are the lovely fishing villages and beaches of the Coconut Coast, including Arembepe, Imbassai and the more upscale Praia do Forte, which borders the Sapiranga Ecological Reserve. The reserve protects one of Brazil's last areas of a... Read more »
The Pantanal is among Brazil's greatest natural wonders. Located right in the middle of South America, the Pantanal is the largest wetland in the world, covering over 210,000 km2, from which 140,000 in Brazil alone.Topographically, and in terms of it... Read more »
The Amazon river that flows through Brazil is the longest river in the western hemisphere and is the second longest river in the world after the Nile river.In terms of the area it covers and the amount of water it carries, the Amazon is the largest r... Read more »
20th century: Modern and Contemporary:The beginning of the 20th century saw a struggle between old schools and modernist trends. The Week of Modern Art festival, held in São Paulo in 1922, was received with fiery criticism by conservative sectors of ... Read more »
Manaus is the little known (even amongst Brazilians) capital city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Sure, a lot of people have heard of it, but the most of its tourists use it as a stop-over to go on Amazon jungle eco-tours, headed to some of the m... Read more »
This is South America's biggest city with around 17 million people, many of Italian and Japanese descent.It is also the 3rd largest city in the world. Sao Paulo's industrial development and cultural diversity has created Brazil's largest, most cultur... Read more »
Rio de Janeiro is an inspiring city of contrasts. Impossibly steep granite mountains jut out of the ocean between glorious stretches of golden sand, impeccable colonial buildings nestle in between modern glass skyscrapers and green forests tumble dow... Read more »
Besides being a popular feast, Carnival in Rio is a show business; people having fun are just part of the business. Most events in Rio's Carnival happen either in ball-rooms or in the Sambodrome.The Balls:Since a few weeks before the official start o... Read more »
StephenMilligan wrote on 2011/09/17 I love the nature and enjoy this kind of tours. This itinerary looks good, I will add and extra night in Rio to visit t...
