Brazil

Brazil is South America's largest nation, home to most of the Amazon rainforest and a culture famous for carnival and football.

Did you know Brazil's national library was famously smuggled out of Portugal piece by piece in hollowed-out fruit to escape Napoleon's invasion?

Explore 20 cities and find local places in Brazil.

Interesting cities in Brazil

Pick a city to see what is worth visiting, what is new, and where locals eat, stay and go out.

Brasília is Brazil's futuristic planned capital, a UNESCO showcase of modernist architecture.

Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's iconic beach city, framed by Christ the Redeemer and the peaks of Sugarloaf Moun...

São Paulo is Brazil's vast economic powerhouse, a sprawling metropolis of world-class food and nightlife.

Salvador is the Afro-Brazilian soul of Bahia, with colorful colonial Pelourinho and pulsing drum rhythms.

Recife is a vibrant coastal city known as the Venice of Brazil for its bridges and waterways.

Fortaleza is a sun-drenched northeastern beach city famed for its dunes and lively seafront promenade.

Natal is known for its dramatic sand dunes and clear waters along Brazil's northeastern coast.

Belo Horizonte is a hilly modernist city and gateway to colonial mining towns of Minas Gerais.

Ouro Preto is a stunningly preserved baroque mining town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Curitiba is a green, well-planned southern city famed for its innovative urban parks and transit.

Florianópolis is an island city of dazzling beaches, lagoons and a thriving surf culture.

Porto Alegre is a riverside southern city steeped in gaucho culture and grilled meat tradition.

Gramado is a charming European-style mountain town known for its flowers and chocolate festivals.

Foz do Iguaçu is home to the thundering Iguazu Falls, one of the world's great natural wonders.

Manaus is the gateway to the Amazon rainforest, with an opulent opera house deep in the jungle.

Belém sits at the mouth of the Amazon River, known for its historic market and Amazonian flavors.

Bonito is an ecotourism haven of crystal-clear rivers, caves and abundant wildlife.

Búzios is a glamorous beach peninsula once a fishing village, now a chic coastal retreat.

Paraty is a beautifully preserved colonial port town surrounded by rainforest-clad bays.

Jericoacoara is a remote dune-backed beach village famed for kitesurfing and sunset views.

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