Places to visit in Brazil

Tailor-made holidays

Flexible, custom-made holidays to Latin America created to match your exact requirements: our tailor-made itineraries are as unique as the clients for whom they are designed.

Design my Trip
iStock ©

Brasilia and the Cerrado

Located in the remote heartland of Brazil, the country’s futuristic capital offers brutalist architecture, a modernist Cathedral and wind-funnelled avenues.

Explore more
Parati

Buzios, Paraty and Costa Verde

The southwest offers forest-smothered coastlines of rocky bays and exquisite beaches, studded with laid-back beach resorts, secluded upmarket hotels, and colonial-era ports.

Explore more
Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls – Brazilian Side

The incomparable Iguazú Falls plummet from a sheer 60m drop, crashing through the subtropical jungle alive with wildlife and butterflies.

Explore more
BRA_LencoisMaranhenses_Shutterstock_1110648839

North coast: Natal, Fortaleza and Sao Luis

Brazil’s little-visited north coast offers World Heritage Site cities, national parks of rippling sand dunes and wild sloping beaches peppered with laid-back resorts.

Explore more
Ouro Preto

Ouro Preto and Minas Gerais

Visit the birthplace of Brazilian independence, the state of Minas Gerais, whose open, rolling hills are dotted with delightful colonial towns.

Explore more
Olinda

Recife, Olinda and Fernando de Noronha

Take in colonial architecture contrasting with gleaming modern buildings in Recife, wander Olinda’s quaint cobbled streets and swim in the sapphire-clear waters of volcanic island Fernando de Noronha.

Explore more
Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Of the world’s great iconic cities, Rio is the most captivating. Romantic and laid back but oozing energy and optimism. Enjoy the vibrant street art, beach football and spontaneous musical events of Rio de Janeiro holidays.

Explore more
Salvador Brazil

Salvador, Lencois and the beaches of Bahia

Colourful Salvador throbs with drumbeats and dance. Beyond Bahia’s tropical coastline and dreamy islands are the forested mountains of Chapada Diamantina and the laid-back town of Lençóis.

Explore more
Sao Paolo

Sao Paulo

Discover São Paulo, one of the largest, most innovative, dynamic and diverse cities in the world.

Explore more
Serra Geral

South Brazil’s mountains and beaches

Explore south Brazil's undulating coastlines with pretty crescent-shaped beaches, backed by mountains, waterfalls and cloud forests sheltering vivid flowers.

Explore more
Amazon

The Brazilian Amazon

The vast, romantic wilderness of the Amazon basin heaves with secretive wildlife and gushing rivers.

Explore more
The Pantanal

The Pantanal

The world’s largest wetland is home to a huge array of wildlife: from giant storks to macaws, capybara to graceful jaguars.

Explore more

Papagaio

Your edit for Latin American inspiration

Our exciting range of articles on Latin America explore everything from iconic destinations and lesser-known cultural gems to delicious traditional recipes. You’ll also find exclusive travel tips, first-hand client reviews and the chance to get your personal questions answered by our travel experts.

View Extraordinary Inspiration
Bartolome, Galápagos

Meet our team

Real Latin american experts

  • Hannah
    Hannah Waterhouse - Travel Expert

    Hannah had an early introduction to Latin America when her family moved to Ecuador and she returned to study in Buenos Aires for a year before backpacking across the continent.

  • Ben
    Ben Line - Travel Expert

    Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Head of Sales.

  • Paul Winrow Giffin
    Paul Winrow-Giffin - Travel Expert

    After graduating in Computer Science, Paul spent seven months travelling from Colombia to Argentina and came home hooked on Latin America.

  • Heloise
    Heloise Buxton - Travel Expert

    Heloise started her Latin American journey as an exchange student in Santiago, Chile. With extended summer holidays this was the perfect opportunity to backpack through Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.

  • Carrie
    Carrie Gallagher - Travel Expert

    A former JLA tour leader, Carrie brings a wealth of on-the-ground experience to our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours department.

  • Juliet
    Juliet Ellwood - Travel Expert

    After graduating with a degree in Anthropology and History and having been fascinated by Latin America since childhood by the book featuring photos of Nazca, Juliet first visited the region in 2003. Since then, Juliet has visited the majority of countries in Latin America but has particularly extensive experience with Peru, a country she loves for many reasons but not least, its incredible archaeological richness and delicious food!

0 1 2 3 4 5