Amazon Travel Highlight: Top Destinations for Ecotourism

Posted on May 15, 2012 - Category Amazon, Brazil, Destination Highlight, Ecuador, Peru | Leave a Comment

The Amazon Basin is host to an ecosystem that is unmatchable in its biological diversity but also among the most endangered on the planet due to human activity. For travelers seeking to see and inhabit this unique environment while also contributing to its preservation, ecotourism is an increasingly accessible option. Below we highlight the top [...]

Travel Tale: A Trip to Brazil, Enjoying the Sights in Rio de Janeiro

Posted on April 9, 2012 - Category Brazil, Travel Tales | 4 Comments

Brazil offers a variety of activities sure to satisfy the desires of any traveler. From beautiful beaches, to natural wonders, and lively cities, Brazil is the perfect destination for a South America vacation. Jennie Duong, one of our very own Latin America For Less Travel Advisors, broadened her South America knowledge by taking a fabulous [...]

Visit our NEW Brazil For Less website!

Posted on March 16, 2012 - Category Brazil | Leave a Comment

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Brazil For Less website! Our content and web development team has been working diligently to re-design the site and we hope that you will love it as much as we do. Here are some of changes we’ve made: Tab navigation. Each of our tour pages [...]

Destination Highlight: Brazil’s Best Amazon Jungle Retreats

Posted on March 13, 2012 - Category Amazon, Brazil, Destination Highlight | Leave a Comment

Waking up in the vast Amazon basin is a once in a life time experience, surrounded by the sounds of the thousands of species that call this jungle home. The Amazon jungle is the world’s largest rainforest, and covers close to half of the entire country of Brazil. This vast and mysterious place is home [...]

Destination Highlight: Salvador de Bahia, Brazil’s “Capital of Happiness”

Posted on February 21, 2012 - Category Brazil, Destination Highlight | Leave a Comment

Food, music, dance, architecture, and history – culture-loving travelers will find all these things in abundance on a Salvador de Bahia tour. In this city, African, European, and modern international influences weave together into a rich tapestry that is resplendently Brazilian. Salvador de Bahia has always had an important place in Brazilian history. The first [...]

South America Travel News: Get Ready for Carnival!

Posted on February 17, 2012 - Category Bolivia, Brazil, Culture & Traditions, Peru, Travel News | 1 Comment

This month, the world celebrates Carnival. Of course, everyone knows about the world-famous Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. However, celebrations occur throughout the South American continent. The unifying elements are music and dance, but each festival is a unique reflection of the historical and cultural influences particular to its region. Cusco, Peru Los Carnavales is [...]

Destination Highlight: Sand, Surf, and Sun in Búzios, Brazil

Posted on February 7, 2012 - Category Brazil, Destination Highlight | 1 Comment

In January 1964, French actress and sex symbol Brigitte Bardot traveled to Rio de Janeiro with her Brazilian paramours Bob Zagury. Fed up with the unrelenting pursuit of the paparazzi, the couple plotted an escape from Rio, sailed incognito up the coast on a yacht, and arrived to Búzios, which at the time was an [...]

Destination Highlight: Brazil’s Top UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Posted on January 31, 2012 - Category Brazil, Destination Highlight | Leave a Comment

One of the most distinguished recognitions an attraction, cultural facet, or geographical region can earn in the travel industry is a UNESCO World Heritage Site declaration. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, comprised of members from 21 countries, meets once per year to determine the best that nature and humanity have created, and which of those [...]