Brazil · North region

North Brazil: Amazon scale, river journeys and remote nature.

Brazil’s North is defined by the Amazon basin, enormous river systems, rainforest and distances that change how a trip works. Manaus and Belém are important gateways, but many of the region’s most memorable places reward travellers who accept slower logistics and a stronger sense of expedition.

20 destinations 7 states represented

Region overview

North Brazil

This is the region for experiencing Brazil at its largest and most nature-dominated. Urban Amazon culture, river beaches, islands, rainforest lodges and remote protected areas can all belong to the same trip, but connections often matter as much as kilometres on a map.

Amazon and rainforest Wildlife and nature River journeys Repeat Brazil travellers

Strongest themes across our destinations

Photography 9.5/10

Nature 9.3/10

Culture 8.2/10

Wildlife 8.1/10

These are averages across the published Brasilll destinations in this region, not a promise that every place offers the same experience.

States represented

7 states represented

Only states currently represented by a published Brasilll destination are shown.

Acre2 destinations Amapá1 destinations Amazonas5 destinations Pará3 destinations Rondônia3 destinations Roraima3 destinations Tocantins3 destinations

Destinations in this region

20 destinations

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5–7 nights

Cruzeiro do Sul & Serra do Divisor

Remote Amazon mountains, rare wildlife and community-run river access make this one of Brazil’s true expedition destinations.

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Flooded forest in the Mamirauá Reserve, Amazonas

5–7 nights

Mamirauá & Tefé

Flooded várzea forest, river wildlife and community-run ecotourism create one of the Amazon’s most distinctive conservation journeys.

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6–8 nights

Monte Roraima

A multi-day tepui expedition where the journey, border logistics and strange summit landscapes matter as much as reaching the top.

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Rocky Cerrado landscape in the Serras Gerais of Tocantins

4–6 nights

Serras Gerais do Tocantins

Canyons, waterfalls, caves and historic Cerrado towns form one of Brazil’s strongest emerging adventure regions.

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4–5 nights

Alter do Chão

White-sand freshwater beaches, clear Tapajós water and Amazon communities near Santarém.

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Historic panorama of Guajará-Mirim on the Mamoré in Rondônia

3–4 nights

Guajará-Mirim & Mamoré

A border town shaped by rivers, railway history and protected Amazon landscapes far from Brazil’s usual circuits.

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4–6 nights

Ilha de Marajó

Buffalo country, river-sea beaches, Marajoara culture and huge wetland landscapes at the mouth of the Amazon.

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Meeting of Waters near Manaus where the Rio Negro and Solimões meet

5–7 nights

Manaus & the Amazon

Amazon rainforest, immense rivers and regional culture with Manaus as the practical gateway.

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Rio Negro landscape at Novo Airão in Amazonas

3–5 nights

Novo Airão & Anavilhanas

A Rio Negro town that opens directly onto the Anavilhanas archipelago, flooded forest and a slower Amazon rhythm.

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Street in Cacoal, Rondônia, gateway for authorised Paiter Suruí community tourism

3–5 nights

Paiter Suruí & Cacoal

Community-led forest tourism, agroforestry and Paiter Suruí culture create a rare, carefully organised way to experience Rondônia beyond conventional routes.

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3–5 nights

Parintins

Caprichoso, Garantido and island-wide Boi-Bumbá culture make Parintins Brazil’s most concentrated festival journey in the Amazon.

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3–4 nights

Presidente Figueiredo

Waterfalls, caves and rainforest trails make this the natural road stop between Manaus and Roraima.

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3–4 nights

Xapuri & Rio Branco

Amazon history, forest communities and the legacy of Chico Mendes make Acre feel unlike any other Brazilian state.

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4–5 nights

Belém

Amazonian food, river life, markets and history in one of northern Brazil’s most distinctive cities.

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4–6 nights

Boa Vista & Serra do Tepequém

Northern savanna, mountain waterfalls and old diamond-mining landscapes open a very different side of the Brazilian Amazon.

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5–6 nights

Jalapão

Golden dunes, fervedouros, waterfalls and long 4x4 days across one of Brazil’s wildest Cerrado landscapes.

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3–4 nights

Macapá

Stand on the Equator, face the Amazon River and discover a northern capital with a strong Amapá identity.

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Edilson waterfall in Taquaruçu near Palmas, Tocantins

3–4 nights

Palmas & Taquaruçu

A practical Cerrado capital paired with a waterfall-filled mountain district and the natural gateway to Jalapão.

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Madeira-Mamoré Railway yard in Porto Velho, Rondônia

3–4 nights

Porto Velho & Madeira-Mamoré

Railway history, the Madeira River and a working Amazon capital give Rondônia a distinctive urban gateway.

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4–6 nights

Viruá & Caracaraí

Campinarana, flooded forest and exceptional birding make southern Roraima one of Brazil’s most specialist wildlife trips.

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