Rio is one of the most spectacular spots on earth, where lush mountains plunge into the tropical sea. From Sugar Loaf mountain you can survey the skip-a-beat views down to the world-famous beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana.
Journey from one side of Santa Catarina to the other and you might think you’ve crossed continents, so diverse are the landscape and cultural make-up of this sun-basking south-Brazilian state.
Bem-vindo a Sampa! São Paulo – to give it its full name – is one of Latin America's most vibrant destinations; this south-eastern coastal city's vast size and huge population have long made it a cultural powerhouse.