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In 2011, Brazil’s historic Salvador will erupt with the unbridled energy of carnival. It is the world’s biggest and greatest street party, featuring two million revelers and six days of music and dance all set within the paradise of Salvador’s colonial architecture and white-sand beaches. Salvador’s carnival is a descendent of entrudo, or ‘entry’, a pre-spring festival brought to Brazil [...]
There is no bad time to visit Rio de Janeiro, Brazil´s most beautiful city, but the best time is undoubtedly during carnival. As the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue gazes down from his perch on top of Corcovado Mountain, the city explodes with four days of pageantry, music, and dance. The people of Rio de Janeiro have made this traditional [...]
Rio de Janeiro is home to the world’s largest Art Deco statue that overlooks the city from the peak of the Corcovado Mountain and is one of Rio’s most famous sights, Christ the Redeemer (O Cristo Redentor). With the idea for a statue at the top of the mountain first suggested in the mid-1850s, it wasn’t until a second proposal [...]
Dedicated in 1934, Iguazú National Park is home to one of the most impressive natural wonders of South America, Iguazu Falls. The park actually is part of both Argentina as well as Brazil, where it is known as Iguaçu National Park. Both Iguazú National Park and Iguaçu National Park were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1987 respectively. [...]
Picture the endless beaches of Bahia. Frame them within 100 hectares of coconut groves and rare preserved Atlantic rain forest. Then add a little luxury and artistic flair and you get Txai. Txai is one of the most stylish resorts in Brazil. Located on the undeveloped coast, 400 km south of Salvador and an hour’s drive from Ilheus, it has [...]
Within Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest Tree-tops lies a hotel unlike any other. The Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel is the largest resort built at tree-top level literally atop the grand Amazon River giving you a truly memorable experience.