Most tourists who visit Brazil decide to travel to Rio de Janeiro, the former capital of Brazil, a fascinating and exotic town.

People who travel to Brazil for the first time grow amazed with its beautiful and diverse landscape, which includes hills, mountains, savannas, rainforests and a long coastline. The Amazon rainforest covers most of the North of Brazil. If you travel to Rio de Janeiro, you will find there the two largest forests in the world inside an urban area: Parque Estadual da Pedra Blanca (White Stone State Park) and Floresta da Tijuca (Tijuca forest).

Brazilian culture is under the impact of a variety of traditions, as you will see if you travel to Brazil. The results of Portuguese influence are the language spoken in Brazil (Portuguese), the Romanic-German legal system and architectural styles.

The European influence (mainly Italian and German) is visible in the South and Southeast of Brazil; Amerindian influence is perceptible in the traditional cuisine and the African influence is observable in Brazil’s music, dance and religion. Brazil holds many attractions for the curious and fun-loving tourists.