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Curated Brazil routes that make sense on the map.

Start with a route built around places that work well together. Each template gives you a clear sequence, suggested nights and realistic transfer context.

Curated routes

18 Curated routes

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10 nights 3 stops

Rio & Costa Verde

A first-Brazil classic combining Rio, colonial Paraty and a slower island finish on Ilha Grande.

Rio de Janeiro Paraty Ilha Grande

Best for: First trips · culture · coast

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Aerial view of Avenida Paulista in São Paulo, Brazil

12 nights 4 stops

Southeast Highlights

Brazil’s biggest city, the Costa Verde, Rio and a beach-town finale in Búzios.

São Paulo Paraty Rio de Janeiro Búzios

Best for: Cities · culture · beaches

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Colourful colonial buildings in Pelourinho, Salvador, Bahia

11 nights 3 stops

Bahia: Culture, Coast & Mountains

Salvador’s Afro-Brazilian culture, an easy tropical coast extension and the dramatic landscapes of Chapada Diamantina.

Salvador Praia do Forte Chapada Diamantina

Best for: Culture · nature · varied landscapes

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Clear tropical water at Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco

11 nights 4 stops

Pernambuco & Alagoas Coast

Colonial colour, warm-water beaches and a logical coastal sequence from Recife to Maceió.

Recife & Olinda Porto de Galinhas Maragogi Maceió

Best for: Beaches · easy sequence · warm water

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Jaguar resting among vegetation in the Pantanal

12 nights 3 stops

Pantanal, Bonito & Iguaçu

A nature-heavy route built around wildlife, clear-water experiences and one of South America’s great waterfall landscapes.

Pantanal Bonito Foz do Iguaçu

Best for: Wildlife · nature · photography

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Colonial architecture in the historic town of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais

9 nights 3 stops

Minas Gerais History Circuit

Art, baroque towns and a compact overland sequence through the historic heart of Minas Gerais.

Belo Horizonte & Inhotim Ouro Preto Tiradentes & São João del-Rei

Best for: History · art · road travel

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

12 nights 3 stops

Rio, São Paulo & Amazon

Two very different Brazilian megacities followed by a deep change of scale in Manaus and the Amazon rainforest.

Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Manaus & the Amazon

Best for: First trips · cities · rainforest

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Iguaçu Falls seen from the Brazilian side

7 nights 2 stops

Rio & Iguaçu

A compact high-impact pairing of Brazil’s iconic city and the immense waterfall landscape of Iguaçu.

Rio de Janeiro Foz do Iguaçu

Best for: Short trips · icons · photography

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Cliffs and beach at Pipa, Rio Grande do Norte

12 nights 4 stops

Northeast Coast Road Trip

A mostly overland Northeast sequence linking culture, city beaches, smaller coastal bases, cliffs and dunes.

Recife & Olinda João Pessoa Pipa Natal & Genipabu

Best for: Coast · road travel · varied beach stops

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Baía do Sancho in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

11 nights 3 stops

Pernambuco & Fernando de Noronha

Warm-water coast and Recife–Olinda culture before a flight to Brazil’s most famous protected Atlantic archipelago.

Porto de Galinhas Recife & Olinda Fernando de Noronha

Best for: Beaches · marine nature · premium trips

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Itaimbezinho Canyon from the Cotovelo viewpoint near Cambará do Sul

14 nights 4 stops

South Brazil Road Trip

Porto Alegre, Serra Gaúcha, canyon country and Florianópolis in a long overland route through southern Brazil.

Porto Alegre Serra Gaúcha / Gramado & Canela Aparados da Serra / Cambará do Sul Florianópolis

Best for: Road trips · food · landscapes

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14 nights 4 stops

Brazil Icons in Two Weeks

Rio, Iguaçu, Salvador and a Bahia beach finish: a broad first-trip route built around four very different Brazil experiences.

Rio de Janeiro Foz do Iguaçu Salvador Praia do Forte

Best for: First trips · icons · variety

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Praia de Castelhanos and Atlantic Forest mountains on Ilhabela, São Paulo

13 nights 4 stops

São Paulo, Ilhabela, Paraty & Rio

A southeast journey that leaves São Paulo for an island, follows the Costa Verde through Paraty and finishes in Rio.

São Paulo Ilhabela Paraty Rio de Janeiro

Best for: Cities · islands · Costa Verde

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First Beach at Morro de São Paulo on Ilha de Tinharé, Bahia

11 nights 3 stops

Bahia Coast & Islands

Salvador followed by Morro de São Paulo and Itacaré for a warm-water Bahia route with culture, island atmosphere and Atlantic coast.

Salvador Morro de São Paulo Itacaré

Best for: Culture · islands · tropical coast

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Poço Encantado waterfall in Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás

10 nights 3 stops

Brasília & Goiás

Modernist Brasília, colonial Pirenópolis and the waterfalls and cerrado landscapes of Chapada dos Veadeiros.

Brasília Pirenópolis Chapada dos Veadeiros

Best for: Architecture · history · waterfalls

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White-sand freshwater beach at Alter do Chão on the Tapajós River

12 nights 3 stops

Amazon River Journey

Belém, Alter do Chão and Manaus connect three very different gateways into the immense Amazon region.

Belém Alter do Chão Manaus & the Amazon

Best for: Amazon · rivers · rainforest

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Freshwater lagoon among white dunes in Lençóis Maranhenses

10 nights 3 stops

Belém, São Luís & Lençóis Maranhenses

An unusual northern route from Amazonian Belém through São Luís to the immense dune-and-lagoon landscapes of Lençóis Maranhenses.

Belém São Luís & Alcântara Lençóis Maranhenses

Best for: Northern Brazil · culture · landscapes

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Sand dune landscape in Jericoacoara, Ceará

7 nights 2 stops

Fortaleza & Jericoacoara

A compact Ceará route pairing a major Northeast gateway with a slower dune-and-beach finish in Jericoacoara.

Fortaleza Jericoacoara

Best for: Short trips · dunes · beaches

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Curated Brazil routes that make sense on the map.

18 Curated routes

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