Brazil Highlights
It's easy to fall for Brazil. With the best carnival in the world, the coolest beach life and arguably the world's most beautiful people, this country is captivating and infectious - just like the Brazilians themselves. Covering half of the landmass of South America, Brazil has the lot: endless beaches, fabulous luxury hotels, the wildlife-rich marshland of the Pantanal, the Amazon, lovely colonial cities and, how could we forget, Rio de Janeiro.
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Impossibly beautiful setting between mountains and the sea, gregarious, gorgeous people, potent caiprinhas: Rio really does live up to the hype. Which luxury hotel to pick? Fasano Rio.
Be prepared to get drenched at these magnificent waterfalls bordering Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. The Brazilian side has the pick of the hotels with the newly renovated and Orient Express owned hotel Das Cataratas just a stone's throw from the falls.
Just three hours from Rio is Buzios, and with 25 beaches to choose from you should be able to find your own in hip and happening Buzios. To the south are picturesque Parati and the beautiful beaches and coves of Angra. Those in the know take a villa and stay for weeks…
Hot, steamy and so rich in plant and wildlife that many species have been classified; the Amazon is the great unknown that everybody’s heard about. Do it in style and charter a yacht to explore at your own pace.
Wildlife lovers should head to this vast wetland that teems with birds and animals: 10 million caiman share this area roughly half the size of France along with anacondas, anteaters, jaguars, capybaras, macaws, jabiru storks and much, much more.
Vast national park just outside the Amazon basin of undulating sand dunes that in the rainy season fill with freshwater lakes of gorgeous blues and greens. Stunning landscapes, totally undiscovered.
The cultural melting pot that is Salvador da Bahia is your gateway to some of the most beautiful beaches Brazil has to offer. We love trendy Trancoso - and so do the Brazilians - or escape to one of our favourite hideaways and find your own beach to play on. There's a number of hot luxury hotels to choose from here. For rustic chic, Uxua wins hands down, for your own private villa Casa do Morro is ideal and if you want to get away from it all Fazenda da Legoa fits the bill.
Remote archipelago off the northeast coast, its azure waters rich in marine life. Gorgeous beaches, luxury accommodation, and a must for divers – this is the number one spot to dive in Brazil. The number one hotel to stay at? Pousada Maravilha.
Voted one of the top ten beaches in Brazil, Pipa Beach has long been a hit with surfers. Nature lovers may also spot turtles and dolphins off this lovely shore.