Destination Highlight: Rio Carnival 2012, What to Expect

Posted on December 13, 2011 - Category Brazil, Destination Highlight | Leave a Comment

Outrageous. That is probably the best word to describe Brazil’s most famous event, the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world flock to the vibrant cultural capital of Brazil in February every year to attend the event. Tickets and hotels are booked months in advance so now is [...]

South America Travel Guide: Argentina and Brazil Make Top Ten Lists by Lonely Planet

Posted on December 22, 2010 - Category Argentina, Brazil, Travel News | Leave a Comment

Last month we reported that Lonely Planet is publishing their famous top ten lists for the coming year. The company just published their Top Ten Best Value Destinations, and Best Places to Get Dance Fever lists and we were thrilled to see that more of our favorite destinations are making an appearance. Among the highlights [...]

South America Travel Guide: Brazil and Iquitos Make Top Ten Lists

Posted on November 3, 2010 - Category Brazil, Peru, Travel News | Leave a Comment

Find out why Iquitos in Peru, and Brazil made Lonely Planet’s Top Ten Lists for the upcoming year and how you can incorporate them into your excellent value South America vacation.

Brazil Travel Guide: Florianopolis’s Best Nightclubs

Posted on July 9, 2010 - Category Brazil | 2 Comments

Party on the island city of Florianopolis, Brazil, with travel advice from a Brazil travel expert at Brazil For Less.

Brazil Travel Guide: Bauernfest in Petropolis

Posted on June 18, 2010 - Category Brazil | 1 Comment

Prost! Down a stein of beer at the Bauernfest in Petropolis, Brazil with travel tips from a Brazil travel expert at Brazil For Less.

Brazil Travel Guide: The Tropical Paradise of Ilha Grande

Posted on May 26, 2010 - Category Brazil | 2 Comments

Have you ever dreamed of waking in a sun-filled cabaña with the scent of salt and tropical fruit breezing through the windows, and a view of glassy, ultramarine seas surrounding your island paradise on all sides? Ilha Grande, the grand island just off the coast of Brazil between Rio de Janerio and São Paulo, is [...]