Visiting Brazil? Read brief travel information about the country.

For many years Brazil has symbolized the escape into tropical paradise, intriguing the tourists’ imagination like no other South America country. And indeed, there are stretches of unexplored rainforest, islands with pristine tropical beaches, and endless rivers. The local people should not be forgotten who delight the visitor with their energy and joy.
Most of the country has noticeable season variations but only Southern Brazil has large seasonal shifts in weather and temperature. Brazilian winter is from June to August, the states in the south get from 12°C to 17°C. Summer is from December to March, temperatures during this time get from 30°C to 40°C and maybe more. The rest of the year is around 25°C.
The currency in Brazil is Real. US$1 equals to about 2.05 Reals. 70% of Brazilians are Roman Catholic, others practice various cults, 55% European descent, 38% mulatto, 6% African descent, 1% other.

The most important cities in Brazil are: Brasilia (its capital), Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo. Rio de Janeiro is definitely were most visitors would like to go. Carnival of course is the thing to see and is often a more important consideration than weather for travellers deciding when to come to Rio. The city is in full party mode, and the excitement on the streets is unsurpassable. Lodging opportunities in Rio de Janeiro are various from hotels to self catering apartments.
For those loving the wild nature Amazon is definitely the place to go. Tourists can enter the Amazon by bus, boat and air. Within the Amazon, boats are definitely the transport of choice, but flying will save a lot of time, it is often affordable, and most Amazon cities have airports.
Other places worthwhile visiting are: Iguaçu Falls, Encontro das Águas, Parque Estadual do Caracol.