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Christ The Redeemer, Corcovado   Rio de Janeiro

Christ The Redeemer, Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro

 201 Reviews  As you stand at the feet of the Christ, you will be able to pick out other city landmarks such as Copacabana beach and the world-famous Maracana football stadium. Standing with outstretched arms,... 

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Parque Ibirapuera   São Paulo

Parque Ibirapuera, São Paulo

 34 Reviews  Designed in 1954, but built only in 2005, Auditório Ibirapuera is the work of the famous architect Oscar Niemeyer. The ultra-modern music hall is considered one of the best venues for concerts in São... 

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Churches   Salvador da Bahia

Churches, Salvador da Bahia

 26 Reviews   We went for a long walk in the historical district and passed a few of Salvador's many churches. But only a few of them… It is said that Salvador has 365 churches - one for each day of the... 

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Take a trip along the river,...   Manaus

Take a trip along the river,..., Manaus

 29 Reviews  We had a nice tour with Amazon Backpackers. We left Manaus with a comfortable boat to the Meeting of the Waters, where 2 river flow together to build the Amazon River. Then we visit a kind of floating... 

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Beaches   Recife

Beaches, Recife

 12 Reviews  A good option to visit Recife is to take a boat tour along Capibaribe river. "Catamaran Tours" offers a few options of tours. "Rio Capibaribe e suas pontes" (Capibaribe River and its bridges),... 

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Sugar Loaf - Pão de Açucar   Rio de Janeiro

Sugar Loaf - Pão de Açucar, Rio de Janeiro

 163 Reviews  It may be more than a little touristy, but there´s many a good reason why visitors flock to take the cable car ride up to the top of Sugar Loaf mountain. Rising sheer out of the ocean and towering... 

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Beaches   São Paulo

Beaches, São Paulo

 10 Reviews  Santos is a very interesting place that I got to go 2 when I went to Brasil. Not too far from Sao Paulo and recommended if you can't make it 2 Rio (which I couldn't). Pros: Shopping areas close by,... 

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Pelourinho   Salvador da Bahia

Pelourinho, Salvador da Bahia

 33 Reviews  If you're trying to decide which museum to visit in Largo do Pelourinho, go to this one instead of the Museu da Cidade. Once again the signage is exclusively in Portuguese (people must have thought I... 

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Opera House, Museo do Indio   Manaus

Opera House, Museo do Indio, Manaus

 20 Reviews  This remarkable place was built in the midst of the Amazon jungle in 1896 at the peak of the rubber boom. It took 15 years to construct. On entering a unique marble lobby is revealed inlaid with... 

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Olinda   Recife

Olinda, Recife

 5 Reviews  It is not Recife, but it so close and so connected, that it would be a "crime" if I skip this information. Olinda deserves its own page, and you just need to follow the link. 

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Copacabana   Rio de Janeiro

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro

 127 Reviews  Atlantic ave is one of the world's most beautiful ave......but a warning to all.....be aware of your surroundings.....people try to sell you anything at all times....even when eating people stick... 

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Liberdade - Japan in São Paulo   São Paulo

Liberdade - Japan in São Paulo, São Paulo

 13 Reviews  Liberdade is the Japaneese neightborhood in Sao Paolu, yes I´ve said Japaneese and not Chineese. Many Japaneese people came to Brazil after the 2WW, and many of them stablished in Sao Paulo. It´s a... 

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Praia do Forte - Tamar Project   Salvador da Bahia

Praia do Forte - Tamar Project, Salvador da Bahia

 5 Reviews  Everyone in Salvador was saying how lovely Praia do Forte was, in fact, they were saying it in Rio too. The travel books made it seem like a small resort town. We've got enough of those here so I... 

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Municipal Market   Manaus

Municipal Market, Manaus

 11 Reviews   The Mercado Municipal is an expansive market building which stands on the bank of the Rio Negro. The 1882 building is inspired by the ‘Les Halles’ in Paris and covers more than 12.000 square meters.... 

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Recife Antigo   Recife

Recife Antigo, Recife

 8 Reviews  A strong effort is being made in Recife's historical area, recuperating its most beautiful buildings. Before leaving Portugal, a friend told me that he didn't like Recife, because it was old,... 

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Carnaval   Rio de Janeiro

Carnaval, Rio de Janeiro

 73 Reviews  Sambadromo and a few Street parties attended. First thing about Rio 1) You need some Portuguese, not essential but people may ignore if you speak in English 2) They may have beautiful people but not... 

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Avenida Paulista   São Paulo

Avenida Paulista, São Paulo

 19 Reviews  One of the most fashionable addresses in the city, Rua Oscar Freire is the heart of the luxury commercial area of São Paulo: Jardim Paulista. This district (not to be confused with Jardim Paulistano)... 

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Beaches   Salvador da Bahia

Beaches, Salvador da Bahia

 15 Reviews  The lighthouse in Salvador is sitting very pretty on a little cape just where the beaches begin. It plays an important part in the history of salvador and you hear it mentioned in songs very... 

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Floating Dock (2)   Manaus

Floating Dock (2), Manaus

 10 Reviews  Lots of sights and smells here in the fish market. Its not just fish, they also sell all kings of meats, fruits, veggies and other things. We got here around 3pm and things were starting to shut down,... 

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Boa Viagem   Recife

Boa Viagem, Recife

 7 Reviews  We stayed at Boa Viagem, and took there most of our swims. The beach is long but not spectacular. The long reef along the coast protects from surf and sharks, but risks to make the bath very... 

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Ipanema   Rio de Janeiro

Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro

 78 Reviews  Ipanema, Copacabana or Leblon, for an out comer, are just names of successive areas of this beach (with Arpoador in the middle, standing as a geological "accident") . We stayed in Leblon, and... 

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Flea markets   São Paulo

Flea markets, São Paulo

 5 Reviews  This one belongs to "what to do " just as to "off the beaten path". The various artesanal fairs that spring up on weekends all over town. Here are three examples of inner city weekend fairs of high... 

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Morro de Sao Paulo - Tinharé   Salvador da Bahia

Morro de Sao Paulo - Tinharé, Salvador da Bahia

 5 Reviews  A very different thing to do when you visit Salvador is take a boat “catamaran” to Tinharé island and spend some days at Morro de São Paulo, sailing or doing nothing, but always enjoying the place... 

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Ponta Negra Beach   Manaus

Ponta Negra Beach, Manaus

 3 Reviews  This place is right next to Tropical Hotel, and one of the upscale parts of town. Its the best place to sit down with a beer in the evenings/nights, enjoy the boi dances performed in the street - side... 

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Porto de Galinhas   Recife

Porto de Galinhas, Recife

 7 Reviews  Near to Recife is Porto de Galinhas, a resort-town. Porto de Galinhas means Port of Chickens in Portuguese. Why chickens? Well, back in the 1880s, after slavery was banned, the bad bad plantation... 

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Beaches

by cachaseiro

There is no way around the beaches in Brazil.They are the center of the social life in most brazilian towns and the place where you meet your friends and get new friends.Brazilien beaches, especially in the big cities are not the isolated bounty land beaches, but very lively beaches with lots of people and football, music, kids, families, volleyball and everything else you can imagine.There is a whole culture surrounding the beaches in brazil and it is not just a place you go to get a tan.

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Amazonas

by cachaseiro

Most of the Amazon forest is in brazil and it's the kinda place i always wanted to visit since i was a kid.Amazonas is very out of the way and adventurous.It's not easy to roam around there and you will need some time to explore the region properly.If you do so you will see that adventure is still possible.It´s a region that is in many ways still very wild west and you should be prepared for a bit of everything and some odd characters among the locals, but it´s a really really interesting part of the world.

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The north east.

by cachaseiro

The north east of brazil is the region where the people have the least money, but the biggest hearts.Travelling the north east is a true adventure and you will meet the freindliest and most open minded people in the world there.The region is generally poor, but it´s not a dangorous part of Brazil as lonmg as you keep away from the slums in the big cities.It´s a very unique part of Brazil and You will also come across some of the best beaches in the world in that region.

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Salvador.

by cachaseiro

Salvador is the best preserved colonial town in all the americas according to UNESCO.It's brimming with culture aswell.The vast majority of good musicians and artists in Brazil are from Salvador and that gives Salvador it´s own vibe that is just unbeatable..Salvador is probaply the the most magic town of Brazil.

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Carnival

by cachaseiro

Carnival i Salvador, Olinda or Recife.170 million people having orgasm at the same time. what more can i say.The carnevals of the north east are also the best ones in my opinion as they are more street parties than parades and you are there out in the streets partying with the brazilians opposed to the more famous carnival in Rio de janeiro where you tend to just be a spectator watching the big parades.

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Employment as an English teacher

by robine

You should be aware that teachers in language schools here are shockingly badly paid. My well-qualified wife teaches EFL (mainly for the corporate health plan offered) at the Cultura Inglesa, one of the best-known chains in Rio, and earns Rs$16.50 an hour (that's currently around US$9!), and there are many deductions. In order to get the job she had to prove that she was a university graduate, fluent in English, and legally entitled to work here. (Tourist visas don't qualify.) Salaries in Fortaleza are likely to be substantially lower. But private tuition is better paid (in Rio, perhaps Rs$80 an hour for a qualified native speaker). As regards starting a school, check out the competition, and the complicated labour laws, first. Good luck!

Carnival

by debuxa

Hi,If I could give you just one advice, here it goes:Enjoy the whole week of the Carnival in Salvador... there are a lot of parties and many things to do. But Carnival in Rio is also good. I think that going to Manaus, Pantanall and Salvador might be possible... but Iguassu Falls is too far from all this places! It's like, completly out of the way... you can try to go... but I don't advise you.Sometimes staying in fewer places is better and remember that if you go to Salvador "Tempero da Dadá" (restaurant) is worth a visit!

The Pantanal

by iwys

The Pantanal is the best area in South America for seeing wildlife. Whilst there I saw hundreds of Caimans, Capybaras, Swamp Bush Deer, Black Howler Monkeys, Green Iguanas and thousands of birds, including Greater Rheas, Jabirou Storks, Hyacinth Macaws, Red and Green Macaws and Toco Toucans.You can use various forms of transport to explore the Pantanal, including hiking through the swamps, riding a horse or travelling in the back of a safari truck.

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Incredible Iguacu falls

by Tuna_ank

I went to Brazil especially for Iguacu falls and I can go again even just for it. I would like to see from Argentina side too. It must be nice to walk on the river . I also saw from helicopter and from boat. I advice all of them if you can. All views were magnificient. But if you can't I believe that Brazil side is better. Because you have chance to see other falls also.

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First Time Travelers to Brazil

by Brazilbum

For a first time visitor, I believe that Rio is not as welcoming a city as is Salvador in Bahia. This is a city that contains the essence of Brazil's cultural, historical and culinary delights. Try not to travel at the peak travel season (December - February). You will find beaches, accomodations and travel packed. October through November or March and April are much better months to visit the Northeast of Brazil. I would like also to put in a word about a less travelled area in Brazil's Northeast - the Coral Coast in Alagoas. Here you will find some of Brazil's most unspoiled and spectacular beaches with tropical reefs that never stop. The gateway to this area is Maragogi, Alagoas easily accessed from Maceio or Recife. The Coral Coast is a real change of pace for travelers.

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