Brazil & South America

São Paulo

The financial capital: culture, gastronomy and power.

Rio de Janeiro

The Marvellous City: between the mountain and the sea.

Búzios

Brigitte Bardot's peninsula: sun, yachts and privacy.

Paraty

Colonial UNESCO gem: cobblestone and cachaça.

Angra dos Reis

The Bay of Kings: 365 islands, crystal waters.

Campos do Jordão

Brazilian Alps: pine forests and Swiss architecture.

Belo Horizonte

Mineiro capital: Inhotim and Niemeyer architecture.

Ouro Preto

Baroque gold-rush city: colonial jewel of Minas Gerais.

Santos

Port city and beach gateway: Art Nouveau Coffee Museum.

Guarujá

Ilha de Santo Amaro: São Paulo's beach playground.

Petrópolis

Imperial city of Pedro II: mountain retreat from Rio.

Campinas

São Paulo's tech and university capital.

Ubatuba

Wild Atlantic coast: 80 beaches and surf culture.

Cabo Frio

White sand lakes and kite-surfing lagoons.

Ilhabela

Sailing capital of Brazil: forested island paradise.

Visconde de Mauá

Mountain valley: waterfalls and boutique retreats.

Arraial do Cabo

The Caribbean of Brazil: turquoise water clarity.

Barra Grande

Remote peninsula: crystalline mangrove channels.

São Sebastião

Gateway to Ilhabela: colonial port on the costa verde.

Arraial d'Ajuda

Cobblestone hill town: Bahia's bohemian beach.

Florianópolis

Magic Island: 42 beaches, Santa Catarina.

Gramado

Bavarian-style mountain resort: chocolate and mist.

Foz do Iguaçu

World's widest waterfall: 275 cascades.

Porto Alegre

Gaucho capital: wine country and Pampas.

Curitiba

Brazil's greenest city: urban parks and Niemeyer.

Bento Gonçalves

Wine valley: Italian heritage and sparkling wines.

Balneário Camboriú

Brazilian Miami: cable cars and nightlife.

Blumenau

German Oktoberfest capital of Brazil.

Canela

Caracol Falls and Gothic cathedral in the pines.

Joinville

Dance capital: world's largest dance festival.

Pomerode

The most German city in Brazil: Plattdeutsch spoken.

Pelotas

Historic mansions and confectionery tradition.

Salvador

The Black Rome: Africa in Brazil's baroque capital.

Recife

The Brazilian Venice: rivers, bridges and frevo.

Fortaleza

Fashion capital: dunes and Jericoacoara.

Fernando de Noronha

Protected paradise archipelago: UNESCO Marine Park.

Trancoso

The Quadrado: UHNW beach village in Bahia.

Morro de São Paulo

Car-free island paradise off Salvador.

Lençóis Maranhenses

White dunes and emerald lagoons: natural wonder.

Itacaré

Cocoa coast: surf and Atlantic forest luxury.

Porto Seguro

Where Brazil was born: 1500 landing of Cabral.

Natal

Dunes City: white sand and tropical lagoons.

João Pessoa

Easternmost city of the Americas: first sunrise.

Maceió

Crystal lagoon city: natural pools in the sea.

São Luís

UNESCO colonial city: Portuguese azulejo tiles.

Chapada Diamantina

Bahia's highland plateau: waterfalls and diamond trails.

Ilhéus

Jorge Amado's cacao town: cathedral and fazendas.

Aracaju

Sergipe's coastal capital: coconut beaches.

Brasília

Niemeyer's capital: planned modernist masterpiece.

Pantanal

World's largest tropical wetland: jaguar safaris.

Bonito

Crystal rivers and snorkelling paradise.

Campo Grande

Gateway to the Pantanal and Bonito.

Cuiabá

Pantanal gateway: Chapada dos Guimarães plateau.

Goiânia

Art Deco planned city: cerrado heartland.

Pirenópolis

Goiás colonial gem: cerrado waterfalls.

Manaus

Amazon gateway: opera house in the jungle.

Belém

Amazon estuary city: Ver-o-Peso market and açaí.

Alter do Chão

Amazon's Caribbean: freshwater beaches.

Amazon Jungle

The greatest ecosystem on earth: 60% of Brazil.

Santarém

Tapajós River: freshwater beaches and culture.

Palmas

Tocantins capital: Ilha do Bananal expeditions.

Boa Vista

Roraima capital: Monte Roraima tepui expeditions.

Macapá

Equator city: fortress on the Amazon estuary.

Buenos Aires

The Paris of South America: tango, steak and culture.

Punta del Este

The Saint-Tropez of South America: summer elite.

Santiago

Andean capital: wine valleys and ski resorts.

Cartagena

Walled city: Caribbean luxury and magical realism.

Lima

The gastronomic capital of the world: Miraflores cliffs.

Cusco & Machu Picchu

Inca empire: the Sacred Valley and lost city.

Galápagos Islands

Darwin's living laboratory: giant tortoises.

Patagonia

Torres del Paine: wind, ice and wilderness.

Bogotá

Andean capital: Gold Museum and gastronomy.

Montevideo

River Plate elegance: wine, beaches and carnival.

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Bolivia's economic capital and Amazon gateway.