NATURE, ADVENTURE AND LOTS OF PARTY!

• It is the world’s fifth largest country. Nature’s handiwork across the country will blow you over!

Not to be missed

• Rio Carnival
• Life’s a blur of unending Samba, mind blowing parades and unrestrained fun. Live it up at the Rio Carnival!
• It is the biggest stage on earth. The ambience is electrifying; the crowds, wild; the floats and props, spectacular, the participants at the heights of excitement, and the nights, pulsating with a raw energy.
• The Sambodromo, the venue of the parades, half a mile long is the epicentre of the carnival. The various Samba schools, replete with their costumes, themes and songs get ready for the parading night. Visit a few night schools and take part in blocos or street parties.
• Pick your dates of parades depending on the themes of specific schools that appeal to you most. Some of the schools that belong to league 1 are Mangueira, Beija Flor, Grande Rio and Imperatriz, having won the competition many times over the years.
• Carnival is the time to sample the ubiquitous street fare. Be it Quiejo Coalho – Brazilian salted and grilled cheese, or the national favourite, Feijoada, a pork and bean stew. You will need all the grub to sustain you through days and nights of partying. Top up on Caipirinhas, the life giving lime beverage, for supreme refreshment.

Must Dos

• Head to the Amazon to spot Coatimundi, Muriqui Monkeys, Pink Dolphins and Leaf Cutter Ants.
• Admire the white sand dunes and lagoons at Lençóis Maranhenses.
• Visit the deserted sands at Alagoas.
• Witness the Iguazu falls from the Brazilian side.
• Take your share of Afro-Brazilian culture with mesmerising fiestas and Candomblé celebrations in the state of Bahia.
• Become a part of the world’s largest party – the Carnivale at Rio or Sao Paulo.
• Keep aside time to travel to the Fernando do Noronha archipelago for amazing diving and planasubbing!
• Absorb the Brazil’s Portuguese heritage in the imperial town of Paraty.
• Take abode in a Pousadas, restored homes or ranches that have a special flavour all of their own.