There one way to travel a country and that is at any point of time during the year. The other way is to travel a country during a special tie and experience a completely different vibe of the place.
Here are 6 ways you can see a completely different side of Brazil.
- Follow the crowd - Organized day tours are for holiday makers and first time travelers, if you want to experience the local vie of the place; you got to follow the crowd. If you are in Rio make your way through the city on your own from Christ the Redeemer to Sugarloaf Mountain. Avoid taxis since they are pricey and the traffic will never get you to the destination. Walk or take the local transport it is the easiest and the cheapest way around town and you get to meet people too.
- Carnival season - Carnival, which takes place four days before Ash Wednesday, is celebrated the world over. But the biggest, most extravagant, most theatrical display happens in Rio De Janeiro. Various events from street bands and parades to fancy - dress balls and concerts crop up all over the city. The main attraction of course is the parade of samba schools, where competing groups garbed in the most revealing and colorful costumes perform energetic dance numbers. This nine - day Rio Carnival Holiday includes tickets to the parade on Sunday as well as a guided excursion to the Christ the Redeemer statue on the top of the Corcovado Mountain, with time to explore the city independently. If you are going to Brazil you might as well go during the carnival.
- Into the woods - A Brazilian Amazon and Pantanal Wetlands itinerary from The Ultimate Travel Company explores the country’s rainforests and open wetlands and takes in São Paulo, Manaus, Rio Negro, Cuiaba and Pantanal. Highlights include a visit to a rubber baron’s palace in Manaus, a performance at the Teatro Amazonas opera house and a boat ride aboard an exclusively chartered Motor Yacht Tucano to spot toucans, river otters and pink river dolphins in Rio Negro. There’s also a stay at an eco - lodge on the banks of the River Mutum that you can opt for.
- Island life - Morro de São Paulo, on the island of Tinharé, is a car - free idyll about 1½ hours from Salvador by speedboat. Tractors are the only motorised transport, and luggage is ferried to your lodging by porters with plastic wheelbarrows. By day you can explore the four main beaches on the island, go snorkelling, watch the dolphins playing in the waves, or visit the nearby “rejuvenating” mud baths. Get a boat to the fresh - fish restaurants, through mangroves, and stop for a bite to eat at the mid - river oyster rafts. Before sunset, find a bar with a view, and watch the sun go down to the sound of Ravel’s Bolero, while sipping drinks and munching on cheese balls with home - made chutney. Then wander through the night market, sampling a caipifruta cocktail.
- For Honeymooners - If you are headed to Brazil straight after tying the knot include a dinner on your own private island at Ponta dos Ganchos, one of the most exclusive beach resorts in Brazil and a stay in a glass - fronted bungalow in the Amazon which serves as your base for hiking in the forest and visiting local communities. You can experience the Rio nightlife and experience the best of the island life in privacy as well.
- Experiencing the Brazilian wild side - There is one destination one cannot miss if holidaying in this vast country – the Pantanal. Fly from Rio de Janeiro to Cuiabà and spend a few days spotting jaguars on the Paraguay river as well as the rare tapir. Look out for giant otters, in addition to other Pantanal favourites such as capybara, caiman, the rare hyacinth macaw, toco toucans, marsh deer and a plethora of other wildlife and birds. You can also visit the Brazilian vineyards. Take up a fully escorted tour to the wineries surrounding Bento Gonçalves in the Vale dos Vinhedos; the Cave Geisse vineyard in the Vinhos de Montanha or wine mountains; and the Peterlongo vineyard in Garibaldi, which is one of the very few companies in the world still allowed to use the "Champagne" name legally.
A trip to this beauty of a country will definitely leave you mesmerized and wanting to hold on to the country for a few more days.
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