Brazil offers any visitor so many things to see and do, that it's impossible to describe them all, so we list a few of the major points of interest.
Rio de Janeiro is on the top of the list as it's the site of Carnival, the largest, most exciting festival on the planet; breathtaking Sugar Loaf Mountain; Corcovado Mountain and the statue of Christ the Redeemer; dozens of museums; shopping; pulsating, non-stop nightlife and many wonderful beaches.
As for those beaches, Brazil's (
like those in Australia, Hawaii and Florida) are major attractions; the most visited include Copacabana, Ipanema and Joaquina.
Other attractions include Salvador da Bahia, the country's first capital; Sao Paulo, the economic powerhouse of Brazil; any of the eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites within the country; Porto Alegre, with its excellent museums and beautiful countryside, and any soccer game.
The Brazilian wonders of nature are endless, but must-sees include the
Amazon Rain Forest; the
Pantanal - the world's largest freshwater wetland, and Iguaza (
Iguassu) Falls - a group of 275 individual waterfalls that defy the imagination.
The Christ the Redeemer statue that stands atop the 2,296 ft. high Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro was recently named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Designed by Heitor da Silva Costa (a local engineer), and sculpted by Paul Landowski (a French monument sculptor), it is the recognized symbol of Rio de Janeiro.
