Discover Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

I couldn’t find a better way to show Rio de Janeiro better than a movie. This movie is perfect to show everything you can find in there. And it doesn’t stop there. Brazil has a great variety of cultures, different types of land,...

Brazilian Carnival

Estação Primeira de Mangueira samba school parades in Rio de JaneiroThe Brazilian Carnival (Portuguese: Carnaval) is an annual festival in Brazil held 40 days before Easter and marks the beginning of Lent. During Lent, Roman Catholics are...

The best beaches in Brazil

Brazil beaches are year round useable [except for the southern part of the country] with 4,578 miles of coastline packed with foot-friendly sand. Beware travelling Brazil in the summer holiday Dec-Feb [school holidays and Carnival time], when...

How to get a VISA to Brazil

As a matter of reciprocity a visa is required for American citizens wishing to visit Brazil. If you are not an American or Canadian citizen, check if you need a VISA to enter Brazil for tourism purposes. Identify your consular...

The BRIC thesis

BRIC or BRICs are terms used in economics to refer to the combination of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. General thinking is that the term was first prominently used in a thesis of the Goldman Sachs investment bank. The main point of this...

Why invest in Brazil?

Weather and Climate in Brazil Brazil is a vast country taking up most of the continent of South America. One would assume that in a country this big, there would be considerable changes in the weather and climate throughout the country....