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Very few tourist destinations can offer such varied options as Brazil. Its
natural beauties, the enormous popular festivities and the countless
protected environmental reserves are valuable attractions that astound the
foreign tourist when it comes time to choose a vacation destination.
Everyone has already heard about Rio de Janeiro, Carnival, the Amazon or the
country’s paradisiacal beaches.
From the passion of Carnival to the Amazon,
Brazil
is a country of mythic proportions. It’s staggering beauty is symbolized by
unexplored rainforests, islands with pristine tropical beaches and mighty
rivers. Although
Brasilia is the capital, most visitors associate the country’s diversity
and energy with
Rio de Janeiro. One of the most densely populated places on earth, the
locals thrive on dance, drink, beach, sport and sun. Although ritzy, it also
caters for the more budget-minded.
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Le Meridien Copacabana Rio de Janeiro Situated directly on the beachfront of Copacabana Beach, the hotel has an ideal
location and is also just a few minutes away from the centre of Rio and is
easily accessible to both Santos Dumont and Galeao International Airports. All the rooms are large to very large and in very good condition as are the
bathrooms which are marble throughout. Decor is modern with varying colours
used. The standard rooms are the classic rooms with only city view. The hotel boasts three restaurants of which one is on the top floor with
stunning views over the surrounding beachfront and ocean and the remaining two
are on the fourth floor. All serve very high standard international cuisine. This hotel is without doubt one of the best hotels in Copacabana beach. It is
excellent not just for the service or category, but for its outstanding
location.
Recent surveys carried out by Embratur (Brazilian Tourism Institute) show
that the most sought after Brazilian location is Rio de Janeiro. Also called
the Marvelous City, this capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro has some
breathtaking scenery and is also home to the largest popular festivity in
the world: Carnival. The grandiose celebration, which gathers thousand of
merrymakers every year to dance and watch the Samba School parades, attracts
a significant number of foreign visitors to the grandstands and box seats
that line the Marquês de Sapucaí Avenue.
Carnival is also present in the schedules of several other Brazilian
cities, attracting the interest of a great many foreigners who visit Brazil.
São Paulo follows Rio’s example, and it too puts on some lively Samba School
parades; in Pernambuco, the merrymakers in Olinda and Recife, who dance in
the streets in costumes, following music groups on floats and maracatus, and
carrying the famous gigantic dolls from the region are the ones who stand
out; in Salvador, capital of Bahia, the fun is provided by trios elétricos,
mobile stages that pull thousands of people along behind them to the sound
of the axé music from Bahia until sunrise.
Corcovado and Sugar Loaf Mountain Tour
Journey by cog train up to Corcovado Mountain where the Christ the
Redeemer statue stands. Go from one breathtaking view to another as you
travel by cable car to the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain - one of the most
photographed mountains in the world.
The country’s beautiful beaches and natural wonders also call people’s
attention and attract 35% of the tourists, according to surveys carried out
by Embratur. With a coastline that extends more than seven thousand
kilometers, Brazil has the privilege of being able to offer several leisure
options in this segment. Among the most visited beaches in the country, we
have the famous beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana, along the Rio de Janeiro
coast; Joaquina, in the south of the country, famous for holding national
and international surf championships; Praia do Forte, along the north coast
of Bahia, headquarters for the Tamar Project for the preservation of sea
turtles; and the wonderful beaches in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago.
And one cannot forget about Ecotourism, the segment that has attracted
most new followers over the past few years. According to data from the
Ecotourism Society, average annual growth has been between 10% and 15%.
Those interested in this type of traveling total 5% of the entire world
tourist flow, or approximately 35 million people. And Brazil is one of the
destinations with greatest potential in this segment, since it has one of
the world icons for ecology and biodiversity: the Amazon, located in the
north of the country, with around 5.5 million square kilometers. It is
estimated that the forests alone in the Amazon region have 60% of all life
forms on the planet – more than half of which are still unknown to science.
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The Iguassu Falls are spectacular. Twice as wide as North America’s Niagara Falls and rivalled only by Africa’s Victoria Falls, Iguassu thunders over the border between Argentina and Brazil. It is among common folklore that Lady Eleanor Roosevelt exclaimed “Poor Niagara!” when she encountered the tumbling cascade the first time. It is most likely to be a very common sentiment to be felt.
This is because the much loved but very imposing falls never ceases to leave visitors in awe. It is this exact overwhelming sense of nature’s power that continues to bring hoards of visitors from around the world each year to admire the ecosystem that engulfs more than 2.7 kilometres of South American cliff.
In the minds of travellers from around the world, the section of the falls that are most significant is the aptly-named Devil’s Throat. The U-shaped 150-metre wide, 700-metre long cliff is the most impressive section of cliff to be found along the whole stretch. It is commonly said that while the Argentines have more of the Iguassu territory, Brazilians have the best view of the Devil’s Throat. Of course, the Argentines disagree.
But even before the travellers get to hear the thunder in their ears and feel the rumble through their feet, they will have to travel through the natural wilderness that is Iguaçu National Park. Many travellers who are heading to the falls will most likely travel from the main town of Foz do Iguaçu as a first stop before traveling into the lush forests of Brazil’s spectacular Iguaçu National Park (as opposed to Argentina’s Iguazú National Park). The region has proven itself to be more than just a thundering waterfall; many travellers from around the world can be found trekking through the forest greenery that is so famed that it has made it onto the exclusive list of designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The falls are a part of a practically virgin jungle ecosystem that is protected by both countries on either side of the falls and proves to be a difficult trek for even the expert traveller. This is why it is not always the preferred choice of exploration for all travellers. The trip through the jungle is quite breathtaking, but the offering of helicopter rides over the falls and boat trips out to the tumbling cascade is much more comfortable.
Tens of thousands of people visit the region each year. Be one of them to feel a splash of misty water flying from the collision of two countries.
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