Búzios
Brazil's St. Tropez: 23 beaches, Argentine luxury and a fishing village that became a luxury escape…
Fernando de Noronha
A volcanic archipelago 350 km off Brazil's northeast coast: UNESCO World Heritage, the clearest water in the Atlantic, and visitor…
Florianópolis
An island with 42 beaches: surfing in the north, wild Atlantic in the south, lake parties in the east, and one of the highest qual…
Ilhabela
An Atlantic Forest island 4h from São Paulo: 41 beaches, 360 waterfalls, sailing capital of Brazil…
Jericoacoara
A windswept village inside a national park: sand streets, kitesurfing capital of South America, and the most famous sunset dune in…
Morro de São Paulo
A car-free island in Bahia: numbered beaches (Primeira through Quinta), forró nights, and one of the most accessible tropical para…
Paraty
A perfectly preserved 17th-century colonial town between rainforest mountains and 65 tropical islands: UNESCO World Heritage since…
Pipa
Backpackers, dolphins and pink-sand cliffs: the most-loved party-and-nature combo on Brazil's Northeast coast…
Rio de Janeiro
Copacabana, Ipanema, Cristo Redentor and Sugarloaf: Brazil's most iconic city, mountains meeting tropical beach in the middle of a…
São Paulo
Latin America's economic engine and arguably its best food and nightlife: 22 million people, 12,500 restaurants, no beach…
Trancoso
A 16th-century Jesuit village turned barefoot luxury: the Quadrado at sunset is one of South America's iconic places…
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