Brazil Travel Guide
Brazil is world champion - not only several times in football, but also in terms of the offer for tourists. The traveler has really spoiled for choice.
Let’s start with the forest Marajó island at the mouth of the Rio Amazonas and Rio Tocantins. Here are the visitors on their trips into the forest a magnificent insight into the unique flora and fauna. In addition to giant catfish and cichlid species, there is the dreaded piranha. There are also on the island, thousands of birds such as Herons, toucans, birds of prey and cuckoo species, as well as crocodiles, monkeys, tapirs, turtles, and even travel Panther.
The Ilha do Mosqueiro hosts a very special natural phenomenon. Marajó the wind blows so strongly about the Rio Mosqueiro that can create waves up to a height of 5m. It is the only river in the whole world who has such waves. A particularly attractive place for surfers.
Ideal destination for underwater sports is the Parque Nacional Marinho. In its clear waters you can see 40 meters wide and observed 230 species of fish, 15 coral species and 5 species of sharks. Another highlight is the Baía dos Golfjinhos, the “Dolphin Bay”. It must be entered but not for swimming, but the Mirante dos Golfinhos, a vantage point from which one can see every morning frisk hundreds of dolphins. Another attraction are the giant sea turtles “Tartarugas. Since time immemorial, the island serves as a breeding ground.
The Parque Nacional Marinho dos Abrolhos, Brazil’s first marine park, is an El Dorado for underwater enthusiasts. Here one must not even be a professional diving, as some are located between the islands, only 6m deep waters, which can be explored easily with diving goggles, snorkel and flippers. The huge coral reefs, the world’s only exist here, and 160 registered species of silver perch on parrot fish to moray eels and green turtles to rob the same breath. A special feature of the region are the groups of rare humpback whales that come from July to November from the Antarctic to the warmer waters of Bahia, to mate and give birth to their young. An unforgettable spectacle.
The most famous Brazilian National Park is the Parque Nacional Jaú in the Amazon. Here live many of the typical South American wildlife such as jaguars, crocodiles, the tapir and the manatee. With a little luck you will see the rare red Amazonian dolphin. Take one of the rivers with a canoe upstream, with an obligatory stop in the middle of the jungle, to buy Indian handicrafts and admire nature.
The mystic city of Brazil is the Parque Nacional Sete Cidades. What is special is the fantastic rock formations of sandstone, which is estimated in some cases look like giant man-made sculptures and their age at 190 million years.
A must for anyone who comes for the first time to Brazil, are the waterfalls of Iguaçu, which are in the same National Park, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. 275 waterfalls thundering down a 3 km wide abyss and thus produce an everlasting rainbow decorated spray. In the center of the memorable scene is the Devil’s Throat, a body plummet to the 14 waterfalls with a deafening roar and dense fog, the 90-meter high cliffs. A small bridge leads to the lower escarpment of the waterfalls.
In the National Aparados da Serra is the fantastic Itaimbezinho narrow canyon, whose walls 600-700 m high slope. Another attraction is the 30 km long and 900 m deep canyon of the escarpment da Fortaleza.
In the mid-west of Brazil near the border with Bolivia lies the vast flood plain Pantanal, where a huge diversity of species there. Here, crocodiles, tapirs, wild pigs, anteaters, deer, jaguars and hundreds of tropical bird species and countless forest plants. Various tours are for example offered in Campo Grande.
Who needs according to the nature of the city, which comes in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo’s expense. Both cities fill their own fat guide. But even small towns in Brazil have a lot to offer.
Florianópolis is divided between the mainland and island of the same name. This is with about 50 beaches and a fascinating landscape a coveted destination for tourists, Brazilians and Argentines. There are also often from August to November, the opportunity to participate in Whale Watch tours on the Atlantic Ocean.
Center of the joy of living in Brazil’s Fortaleza. Its population is predominantly of Indians maintained, Portuguese and immigrants from drought-stricken areas, which are Sertanejo traditions and the cultural mix is reflected in the cuisine, architecture. In Fortaleza, there is hardly a beach without forró dance music with catchy sounds, where dancing, singing, drinking and laughing a lot is. At the Praia da Iracema played out the nightlife of Fortaleza, with discos, music bars, restaurants and night clubs.
Olinda, “the Beautiful” is one, with its narrow cobbled streets, colorful houses and many artists’ studios from 1982 to the “cultural heritage of mankind”. While the widespread nature of their magical fragrances of flowers and trees, stretches of bells from the more than 20 churches and about 11 bands, whose bells orchestra takes 6 clock in the afternoon killed the whole town. An unforgettable spectacle.
Salvador de Bahia is Brazil’s city of secrets, City of Saints and the Seismozentrum Afro-Brazilian lifestyle. Here are the roots of African ancestors to life. In a unique cuisine, full of religious fervor and festivities in the largest street carnival in the world, which can not even run the Rio rank.
Itacaré is known by its breathtaking sunset, cruising sailboats and tradition of Capoeira as a center. The beaches are paradise, surrounded by tall coconut trees and surrounded by endless green waters. Itacaré is also an ideal spot for surfers, here there are perfect waves and enchanted bays and tropical vegetation filled.
Is a perfect day to complete the Brazil Travelers with a delicious caipirinha. The cocktails are available at every corner.