Brazil travel guide
Before you go to Brazil
- Currency
- BRL R$
- Emergency number
- 190 / 190
- Plug type
- N
- Tap water
- not_safe
- Tipping
- optional
- Bargaining
- Not expected
- eSIM
- Available
- Card networks
- Visa, Mastercard, Amex (limited)
- ATM fees
- R$12-30 per withdrawal plus your bank foreign ATM fee
Cities in Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil's most iconic city — dramatic granite peaks collide with Atlantic beaches. Christ the Redeemer crowns the skyline, Sugarloaf offers…
- Fernando de Noronha Brazil's most exclusive island paradise — a volcanic UNESCO World Heritage archipelago 354 km off Recife. Baía do Sancho ranks among the…
- São Paulo South America's largest metropolis. An extraordinary restaurant scene spanning every cuisine, world-class museums (MASP, Pinacoteca), Vila…
- Foz do Iguaçu Home to Iguaçu Falls — the world's widest waterfall system (UNESCO). Up to 275 cascades spanning 2.7 km in subtropical rainforest on the…
- Salvador Cradle of Afro-Brazilian culture. The Pelourinho UNESCO district bursts with baroque churches and capoeira circles; candomblé rhythms fill…
- Manaus Gateway to the Amazon rainforest. A gilded opera house rises from the jungle; the Meeting of the Waters flows nearby; jungle lodges begin…
- Florianópolis Brazil's "Magic Island" — 42 beaches from surf-mecca Praia Mole to glamorous Jurerê Internacional. One of Brazil's safest and wealthiest…
- Bonito Brazil's ecotourism crown jewel in Mato Grosso do Sul. Crystal rivers with 40 m visibility for snorkelling; Abismo Anhumas drops you by…
- Fortaleza 300+ sunny days per year. Beira Mar promenade, Meireles beachfront, forró dancing at Iracema, and gateway to Jericoacoara dunes make it…
- Recife The "Venice of Brazil" — rivers and bridges, Recife Antigo's colonial quarter, UNESCO-listed Olinda, world-famous Frevo Carnaval, and 20 km…
- Curitiba Brazil's model sustainable city: pioneering BRT, 30+ parks per capita, the greenhouse-domed Jardim Botânico, and the Largo da Ordem…
- Natal "City of the Sun" — 300+ sunny days, giant dunes at Genipabu, spectacular cliffside beaches of Pipa, and some of Brazil's clearest Atlantic…
- São Luís UNESCO World Heritage city famed for 18th-century Portuguese azulejo tile-decorated colonial architecture. Gateway to the Lençóis…
- Brasília Brazil's modernist capital — UNESCO World Heritage. Niemeyer's National Congress, Metropolitan Cathedral, and Palácio da Alvorada form an…
- Maceió Natural tidal pools (piscinas naturais) glow electric blue 1 km offshore at Pajuçara. The Maragogi coast to the north features Brazil's…
- Porto Alegre Capital of Rio Grande do Sul and heart of gaúcho culture. European immigrant heritage, Brazil's finest churrascos, thriving Cidade Baixa…