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 [...]

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: Rio Carnival 2012, What to Expect

Posted on December 13, 2011 - Category Brazil, Destination Highlight | 2 Comments

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 [...]

Brazil Travel Guide: June, the month of all celebrations

Posted on May 6, 2011 - Category Brazil, Culture & Traditions | 1 Comment

The fifth largest country in the world and largest country in South America, with a population of over 190 million, Brazil is one of those countries you would need months to explore fully. The enchanting warm culture, the spectacular white sand beaches all along the Atlantic coast, and the jungle towns are only a few [...]

South America Immigration & Visa Information for Foreigners

Posted on April 26, 2011 - Category Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Border and immigration. These sound like scary words, but they are a necessary part of traveling to foreign countries, and with the proper information, these words are nothing to fear. With this guide to immigration restrictions and visa measures enforced in various South American countries, never again will you find yourself stuck at immigrations. You [...]