Brazil
10 days: Rio de Janeiro, Paraty and Iguaçu Falls
Brazil: 10 days
Brazil your way: Rio de Janeiro with Christ on Corcovado, Sugarloaf Mountain and the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema, colonial Paraty with its islands and rainforest, and the thundering Iguaçu Falls from both the Brazilian and Argentine sides to finish. A bus and two domestic flights. Book everything yourself and keep this guide on your phone: it works offline.
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The route 9 nights in total
- Rio de Janeiro4 nights
Corcovado, Sugarloaf, beaches, Santa Teresa - Paraty3 nights
Colonial centre, islands, waterfalls - Foz do Iguaçu2 nights
The falls from both sides
Fly into Rio (direct from Lisbon or with a connection). The bus to Paraty takes about 4–5 hours. Back to Rio, then fly to Foz do Iguaçu in about 2 hours. Fly home from Foz via São Paulo or Rio.
Places you will see
What’s in the guide
- The route day by day, with nights in each place
- When to go, month by month
- The best places and how much time they need
- Getting around, where to stay, money and food
- Manners, safety and a before-you-go checklist
- Official links and sources with the date they were checked
- A phone app: the plan for your travel dates, checklist and notes, offline too
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