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| Pelourinho, Salvador |
Ouro Preto (Minas Gerais), Paraty (Costa Verde) and Salvador (Bahia) and Olinda (Pernambuco) are Portuguese colonial gems boasting fine Baroque architecture and historical museums.
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| Fernando de Noronha |
Ipanema (Rio) for people watching, Ilha Grande (Costa Verde) and Ilha Bella (Sao Paolo) for unspoilt beaches and mountain backdrops, Bahia for white sands, calm warm waters and palm trees.
Best of Fun
Nightlife: Lapa district in Rio for some of the finest live samba and bossa nova. Buzios near Rio for bars and nightclubs. Pelourinho in Salvador for live music, cafes and bars.
Festivals: Beside Carnival in Feb/March, Rio, Salvador and Olinda boasts the world's most spectacular New Year's celebrations
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| Iguazu falls |
Iguaçu Falls - monstrous waterfalls, a world natural phenomenon, bigger than Victoria falls and higher than Niagara. Surrounded by unspoilt tropical forest, which can be explored by foot, bike or boat.
Pantanal - a massive swamp larger than France with remarkably varied wildlife, including iguanas, jaguars, wild boar, crocodiles, anacondas, anteaters and exotic birds.
Amazon - for boat trips and rainforest exploration. Iguaçu - butterflies. Praia do Forte (Bahia) - from Dec - Mar 1000s of turtles come ashore to lay eggs. Santa Catarina - whale-watching.
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| Surfing in Buzio |
For surfing - Rio and surrounds (especially Saquarema), Porto do Galinhas in the north east and to the south in Santa Caterina state. Jericoacoara for windsurfing (best Jul-Dec), Ilha Grande for sea-kayaking, Buzios, Angra and Ilhabela for sailing. Fernando de Noronha, a group of islands off the northeast coast, offers Brazil's best diving.
Chapada Diamantina (Bahia) has great hiking and biking trails in lush highlands. The hills surrounding Ouro Preto and Tiradentes also offer day hikes. Parque Nacional de Tijuca - a 120sqkm forested park on the edge of Rio.
Football
Watch a football game at Rio's Maracana Stadium, the largest stadium in the world.
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