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 [...]

New Flights to South America’s Wonders: Easter Island & Iguazu Falls

Posted on January 12, 2011 - Category Argentina, Brazil, Chile | Leave a Comment

For travelers hoping to see two of South America’s highlights, it just got a little bit easier. The airline LAN recently announced new routes to bring you closer to Iguazu Falls in Brazil and Easter Island off the coast of Chile. These new routes begin in Miami, New York City, and Los Angeles with a [...]

Brazil Travel Guide: Rio Carnival

Posted on January 4, 2011 - Category Brazil, Travel News | Leave a Comment

Be prepared to be dazzled, amazed, and tantalized! There is no better place to spend Carnival than in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s spectacularly located coastal capital. Carnival is a 4-day celebration that takes place in February or March of each year. Carnival is celebrated just before the beginning of Lent, a period of abstinence and [...]

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.