Where to go in Brazil

The places that pull us back

Explore our team’s favorite destinations. Not the entire map, but a handful of places we love returning to.

Red macaw flies with wings spread wide, showing bright scarlet feathers and long tail against a blurred green forest.

Amazon Rainforest

A vast natural wonder visible from space, the Amazon Delta needs no introduction. Shared by eight countries, Brazil claims the lion’s share and contains pockets so remote they’ve never been explored.  

A steep colonial street lined with colorful facades climbs through Salvador, with church towers visible beyond.

Bahia

Travelers who want to jump feet first into Brazil’s richest cultural experiences should beeline for the state of Bahia.

Sailboats anchor in calm turquoise water beside a densely forested green island at Ilha Grande.

Costa Verde

Tucked between lush Atlantic Forest and hemmed by emerald waters, Brazil‘s Costa Verde (Green Coast) boasts a string of charming beach towns.

A diver swims through a large school of silver fish in clear, sunlit blue ocean water.

Fernando de Noronha Island

An isolated equatorial archipelago 220 miles adrift from the northeastern Brazilian Coast, Fernando do Noronha is a paradisical eco-sanctuary.

Dark rocky outcrops rise from the ocean near a rugged forested shoreline in Florianópolis.

Florianópolis

If you want a beach escape without going off-grid, point your compass to glitzy Florianópolis, located in southern Brazil on Santa Catarina Island.

Sunlight filters through mist at Iguazu Falls, where palm trees frame roaring curtains of water plunging below.

Iguazú Falls

A braid of 250 waterfalls plummeting over towering basalt cliffs, Iguazú Falls is one of South America’s most breathtaking natural landmarks.

Aerial view of the Lençóis Maranhenses shows endless white dunes interspersed with blue lagoons.

Lençóis Maranhenses and Jericoacoara

Remote, extraordinary, and unlike anywhere else in South America, northeastern Brazil's dune coast is one of the continent's great undiscovered journeys.

Historic Tiradentes climbs a Minas Gerais hillside, with church towers, tiled roofs, and soft evening light.

Minas Gerais

Translating to “General Mines,” Minas Gerais is an inland state due north of Rio de Janeiro.

A jaguar crouches at the river's edge in the Pantanal, its spotted coat visible against green reeds.

Pantanal

The Pantanal is the world's largest tropical wetland and an area of incredible biodiversity that shelters some of the most extraordinary wildlife on Earth.

Player bicycle kick on Ipanema Beach with Dois Irmãos mountain, Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Blessed with long stretches of golden shore skirted by Atlantic Coast and braced by mountains blanketed with lush tropical forest, vibrant Rio de Janeiro is one of the world’s most splendid cities.

Colorful fruit vendor stall at Mercado Municipal, São Paulo Brazil

São Paulo

An economic powerhouse, São Paulo thrums with upbeat, fast-paced energy—in clear contrast to Rio’s lackadaisical beach vibe.