Serra Gaucha

Small beautiful towns as Gramado and Canela with German architecture and flowered parks, make this mountain rage a great scape.



Along with its natural wonders, people fill its cozy hotels during the winter and special dates, making good use of the hot chocolate and fireplaces.



As it was a region with Italian immigration, there are a lot of the main wineries in Brazil.

Salvador

One of the Brazilian cities with more history in the streets, Salvador in Bahia state was the capital of the country for many years.



Its hundreds of years as the main city and the mixture with African slaves, left a must see legacy of constructions, food, dance, culture and landscapes.



Along with its beautiful beaches in the north, has become the main carnival city in the country.

Bonito, very beautiful!

An amazing eco-tourism city in Brazil, Bonito is a very well preserved treasure in Matto Grosso do Sul.



There are enough things to do for a whole week, as you stay in the city and travel a few km to any of the attractions.



Animals, forests, falls, amazing caves including the Blue cave, parrots, river snorkeling, rafting, trekking, snake watching/playing are part of the main attractions.

Tiradentes

Beautifully placed near the mountains, Tiradentes is another colonial jewel in the Minas Gerais state.


Full of color and flowers, has become home of artists and weekend destination for couples.



Renamed after independence hero, the town is now home of many foreigners who fall in love with its charm.


Just an hour and a half away from Belo Horizonte, for me, the most beautiful and well preserved colonial town in Brazil.

Ouro Preto

From all the colonial towns in Brazil, Ouro Preto in the Minas Gerais State is the most significative one for its beauty and its history.


An hour and a half away form capital Belo Horizonte, the cozy town filled with very nice restaurants and handcraft stores in it's colorful colonial streets.


Praca Tiradentes is the center of the town which holds more than 23 well preserved churches, spread across a very small territory.


The city was so important as a gold source, that around 1750 it had a population of 110.000 (mainly slaves), while New York had 50.000

Ohh Rio, cidade maravilhosa

Rio de Janeiro, know as marvelous city, is supposed to be the happiest city in the world, and has many reasons to be.


Party, samba, carnival, beautiful beaches, beautiful people, gorgeous landscapes, cariocas, copacabana, ipanema, Corcovado, favelas, running, so many things to do, so many places to be, so many options for one of the greatest cities in the world.


A weekend is just not enough to visit the main attractions in the city, so we'll just have to keep going and going.


Corcovado is a must, just one of the best views you can get. A tour by the Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana beaches is also something necessary to understand the cariocas.


In other days there are different options like the Urca neighborhood where the sugar loaf is located, the botanic garden, maracana stadium, a favela tour, the freitas lake, Barra neighborhood, Lapa, Santa Teresa and so on.

For sure, one of may favorites.

Ilha Bela

One of the most stunning beaches I have seen, Ilha Bela is an island 130 km north of the Sao Paulo coast.


To get there, you go to Sao Sebastiao, and get your car in a ferry for a 20 minutes journey to the island.


Full of cheery hotels, beaches and restaurants, makes a great trip for a weekend or more.


The mountain gets into the beach, making a precious scenario of wild nature.