Destination Brazil

Brazil is a large and populous country in South America, with land stretching from the Amazon basin in the north and, across the equator, down south to Iguaçu Falls and Porto Alegre. It is a country of incredible diversity, from busy and crowded cities such as Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to laid back inland towns and tranquil beaches along the Atlantic coast.

Read more about Brazil in our Country Spotlight.

Brazil’s diversity is seen very well in its population – there is mixture of Portuguese and other European descents, such as Italians, Spanish and German, African, from sub-Saharan Africa, indigenous people from ethnic groups, Tupi and Guarani, Jewish and Arab immigrants and large percentage of mixed race and ethnicities, called Pardo.