Brazil (officially known as the Federative Republic of Brazil) is a federative republic formed by the union of 26 federate states and a Federal District. The country has 189,612,814 inhabitants, an area of 8.514.876, 599 km² (5,289,090 mi), which is equivalent to 47% of the South American territory. In comparison to other countries, Brazil is the 5th most populous area and the 5th largest country by geographical area.
Brazil is the world’s ninth largest economy in addition to being Latin America’s largest economy. Currently, Brazil’s economy strongly influences regional and world markets. The country has between 15 and 20 % of the world’s biodiversity. An example of this wealth is the Amazon Rain Forest, which encompasses 3,6 million square meters (2,237 million miles).
Brazil is bordered to the north by Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana and the overseas department of French Guyana; to the northwest by Colombia; to the west by Bolivia and Peru; to the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and to the south by Uruguay. The only South American countries that do not border Brazil are Chile and Ecuador. The country Atlantic coastline borders the Northern, Northeast, Southeast and Southern regions.
Colonized by the Portuguese, Brazil is the only Portuguese speaking country on the American Continent. The Brazilian population is predominantly Roman Catholic and it is the country with the highest number of Roman Catholics in the world. However, there are a significant number of Evangelic followers in addition to a substantial increase in the number of non-religious groups seen over the last few years.
Brazil’s population consists of indigenous people descendants, Portuguese colonizers, African slaves and different groups of immigrants that settled in Brazil mostly between 1820 and 1970. Most of the immigrants are of Italian and Portuguese origin; however, immigrants from other countries such as Germany, Spain, Japan and Syria are also present. Due to this, the ethnic makeup of the Brazilians is not uniform throughout the country.
Tourism- With the objective of showing the beauty of our country, we have selected 6 of Brazil’s most visited cities. We offer guided tours in the city of São Paulo and additional pre- and post- Conference tour packages to Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Manaus, Foz do Iguaçu and Fortaleza.
- All the prices above-mentioned are in Reais (R$) and are subject to change without prior notice up until the payment date.
- Consult us about airline fares.
- Prices are based on groups of at least 10 people.
- Payment can be made via wire transfer or credit card.
- A voucher will be sent upon payment confirmation. The voucher is the document that confirms your reservation.
- All visitors can rely on local assistance of guides who speak English or Spanish.
- Tours are available in English or Spanish.
- Please ask for tour descriptions in English or Spanish.
- Hotel Chain: Accor (www.accorhotels.com)
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and in South America. It is located in the southeastern region of the country. São Paulo is one of Brazil’s most influential city in the world and is ranked 14th among the world’s most globalized cities.
The city is known worldwide and exerts significant cultural, economic and political influence both domestically and internationally. The city has important monuments and museums such as: Memorial da América Latina (Latin America Memorial), Museu da Língua Portuguesa (Museum of the Portuguese Language), MASP (São Paulo Art Museum), Parque Ibirapuera (Ibirapuera Park) and Avenida Paulista (Paulista Avenue). In addition, the city holds acclaimed events such as: Bienal Internacional de Arte (International Art Biennial Exhibition) , Grande Prêmio do Brasil (Brazilian Grand Prix) and São Paulo Fashion Week.
São Paulo is the 19th richest city in the world. The city accounts for 12.26 % of the Brazilian GDP and the state of São Paulo accounts for 36% of all the production of goods and services. In addition, 63% of the multinational companies established in Brazil have headquarters in São Paulo.
São Paulo is a great cultural and entertainment center in addition to being the richest city of South America. The city faces common problems found in other metropolis such as excess traffic on account of too many cars in circulation (average of one car for every two inhabitants). Currently, there are 6 million cars circulating in the city. The city also has the largest fleet of helicopters in the world. Immigrants from different parts of the world have given the city a variety of restaurants and snack bars.
Geographically speaking, the regions closer to downtown São Paulo are generally inhabited by wealthier people and are also more developed while more remote regions tend to be inhabited by poorer people and usually lack urban and housing infra-structure.
Day Tours- Cultural Tour
- Cultural Tour with dinner
- shopping tour
Salvador (historic name, São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos, in English: "Holy Savior of All Saints' Bay") is one of the oldest Brazilian cities, capital of the state of Bahia and first capital of Brazil. Salvador is located in the northeastern region of the country. Salvador is a domestic metropolis with approximately 3 million inhabitants and it is the third most populated city in Brazil (preceded by São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro). The city is also the financial center of the state due to its ports, its administrative and industrial center, its many tourist attractions, its outstanding universities and its naval base.
Brazilian culture was developed in Brazil’s first city, Salvador, and has sharply influenced other regions in the country, especially with regard to how foreign countries see Brazil. Since the 17th Century, two distinct religions can be found in the state of Bahia: Roman Catholic (of European origin) and candomblé (of African origin).
The state’s inhabitants used to call the city of Salvador: Bahia. The city has also received other nicknames such as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival and “Roma Negra” (Black Rome) for being considered the metropolis with the highest concentration of Afro-Brazilians outside of Africa.
Salvador Histórico (Historic Salvador) Package- • 2 Nights at the Hotel Mercure Rio Vermelho or similar (4*) breakfast and taxes included in rates
- Transfer Airport / Hotel / Airport in Salvador
- Historic city tour
Price per person in room:
SINGLE: R$ 673 |
DOUBLE: R$ 392 |
ADDITIONAL NIGHT: R$ 199 |
ADDITIONAL NIGHT: R$ 110 |
Extra tours (not included in the package):
- Tour of the Beaches
- Morro de São Paulo
- Pelourinho by Night
- Itaparica and Ilha do Frade
- Praia do Forte
Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil located in the southeastern region of the country. It is the most well known Brazilian city abroad attracting the highest numbers of foreign tourists. Rio de Janeiro is one of the main financial, cultural and economic centers of the country and is known internationally for its many cultural and landscape icons such as: The Sugar Loaf, the giant statue of Jesus, known as Christ the Redeemer ('Cristo Redentor')( one of the New Seven Wonders of the World), the beaches in Copacabana, Ipanema and Barra da Tijuca (to name a few), the Maracanã Stadium, the Tijuca Forest, the Quinta da Boa Vista, New Year’s eve on Copacabana beach and Carnival.
Rio was the capital of Brazil for almost two centuries, from 1763 to 1822 while it was a Portuguese colony and from 1822 to 1960 until the founding of Brasilia. It was also the capital of the Portuguese Empire during the invasion of Napoleon from 1808 to 1821. It is also known as Cidade Maravilhosa (The Marvelous City).
Cidade Maravilhosa Package (The Marvelous City)- • 2 Nights at the Hotel Mercure Botafogo or similar (4*) breakfast and taxes included in the rates
- Transfer Airport / Hotel / Airport in Rio
- City Tour
- Corcovado Tour + Tijuca Forest + Pão de açucar(admission fees not included)
Price per person in room:
SINGLE : R$ 936 |
DOUBLE: R$ 645 |
ADDITIONAL NIGHT: R$ 223 |
ADDITIONAL NIGHT: R$ 130 |
Extra tours (not included in the package):
- Pão de Açucar (Sugar Loaf)
- A day in Rio (Lunch included)
- Ilhas Tropicais (Tropical Islands)
- Historic Tour
- Angra dos Reis Tour
Manaus is the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is located on the River Negro near its confluence with the River Solimões in the heart of the Amazon Forest in the northern region of the country. Manaus is the most densely populated city of the Amazon region and is known worldwide for its industry and ecotourism.
Manaus became a famous city at the beginning of the 20th century due to the rubber boom. During this period it was called Coração da Amazônia (Heart of the Amazon) and Cidade da Floresta (Forest City).
The Amazon Forest is the largest tropical forest in the world, even though it’s smaller than the Siberian Taiga Forest. The Amazon hiléia (Amazon Forest as defined by Alexander von Humboldt) looks, when seen from above, like a continuous layer of 50 meter (I64 feet) tree tops.
The population of Manaus results from the interracial marriage of three basic ethnic groups that make up the Brazilian population: Indians, European and Blacks. The result of this is the mestiços (mixed races) of the regions (cablocos, mulatos and cafuzos). Later on, when immigrants arrived, more specifically Japanese, Arabs and Jews, a unique melting pot was formed which characterizes the population of the city, its values and way of life. Manaus cuisine is characterized by the use of a great variety of fish which comes from the Amazon River basin.
Manaus Tropical Package- • 2 Nights at the Hotel Mercure Manaus or similar (4*) breakfast and taxes included in the rates
- Transfer Airport / Hotel / Airport in Manaus
- City Tour
Price per person in room:
SINGLE : R$ 1.209 |
DOUBLE: R$ 577 |
ADDITIONAL NIGHT: R$ 291 |
ADDITIONAL NIGHT: R$ 134 |
Extra tours (not included in the package):
- Museu do Seringal (Rubber Plantation Museum)
- Tour Encontro das Aguas (Meeting of the Waters)
- Tour de Sobrevivência na Selva (Survival in the Jungle Tour)
- Cachoeira Presidente Figueiredo (President Figueiredo Waterfall)
Fortaleza is the capital city of Ceará and is located in the northeast of Brazil. The name Fortaleza can be traced back to the Fort Schoonenborch, built by the Dutch when they occupied the area in 1649.
Fortaleza’s coastline has a total of 15 beaches. Praia de Iracema (Iracema Beach) offers the liveliest nights and bars. At Praia de Meireles (Meireles Beach) visitors encounter “Beira Mar” avenue which stretches up to Mucuripe avenue. On this avenue visitors can find most of the hotels in the city. In front of the Clube Nautico (Nautical Club) there is a daily handicraft fair which is famous throughout the city. Volta da Jurema is the most elegant spot of Fortaleza. Mucuripe is famous for its fishermen. Praia do Futuro (Future Beach) is one of the beaches most visited by tourists. It is about 4,3 miles long and offers excellent seafood restaurants.
From Fortaleza visitors can visit some of Ceará’s most famous beaches. It’s possible to visit beaches with palm trees, dunes, cliffs – walls formed by sediment deposits that accompany the coastline and in some stretches have different colored shades – in addition to mangrove flooded areas where there is vast biodiversity.
The most famous beaches of Ceará are: Praia de Jericoacoara, Praia de Canoa Quebrada and Praia de Porto das Dunas, to name a few. These beaches have been acclaimed internationally. Other beaches that stand out in the region are: Praia das Fontes, Morro Branco, Icaraí, Presídio, Cumbuco and Lagoinha.
Fortaleza Bela Package (Beautiful Fortaleza)- • 2 Nights at the Hotel Mercure Meireles or similar (4*) breakfast and taxes included in rates
- Transfer Airport / Hotel / Airport in Fortaleza
- City Tour with Beach Park (entrance to Aqua Park not included)
Price per person in room:
SINGLE : R$ 568 |
DOUBLE: R$ 349 |
ADDITIONAL NIGHT: R$ 147 |
ADDITIONAL NIGHT: R$ 84 |
Extra tours (not included in the package):
- Praia do Cumbuco (Cumbuco Beach)
- Praia de Canoa Quebrada (Canoa Quebrada Beach)
- Praias das Fontes / Morro Branco (Fontes and Morro Branco Beach)
Foz do Iguaçu (Iguazu Falls) is a Brazilian city located in the extreme western part of the state of Paraná in the southern region of the country on the border of Argentina and Paraguay.
Its urban population is of 700 thousand inhabitants, which also consists of inhabitants in Ciudad del Este in Paraguay and in Puerto Iguazú in Argentina.
The National Iguaçu Waterfall Park and the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam (the largest hydroelectric dam in the world) are located near the city.
The waterfall system of Iguaçu (in Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú) consists of 275 majestic falls that drain into the Iguaçu River (on the river basin of the Paraná River), located between the National Iguaçu Park in Misiones, Argentina and the National Iguaçu Park in Paraná, Brazil. The total area of both parks is equivalent to 250 thousand hectares of sub-tropical forest; therefore, they are considered World Heritage Sites. Both parks were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1986, respectively.
The Itaipu Binational Hydroelectric Dam was built jointly by Brazil and Paraguay on the Paraná River, on the border of the two countries. The installed generation capacity of the plant is 14 GW, with 20 generating units of 700 MW each. In the year 2000, it achieved its generating record of 93.4 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), which supplied 95% of the energy consumed by Paraguay and 24% of that consumed by Brazil.
Itaipu will continue to be the world’s biggest hydroelectric facility until the inauguration of the Three Gorges Dam in China.
Foz do Iguaçu Elétrica Package (Eletrical Iguaçu Falls)- 2 Nights at the Hotel Mercure Foz or similar (4*) breakfast and rates included
- Transfer Airport / Hotel / Airport in Foz
- Tour Cataratas Brasileiras (Brazilian Waterfalls)
Price per person in room:
SINGLE: R$ 746 |
DOUBLE: R$ 400 |
ADDITIONAL NIGHT: R$ 193 |
ADDITIONAL NIGHT: R$ 108 |
Extra tours (not included in the package):
- Cataratas Argentinas (Argentinas Waterfalls)
- Macuco Safari
- Itaipu
- Itaipu by Night
- Cassino Iguazu
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