The countless backpacking Avenues in Brazil
The fifth largest country in the world and the largest one in South America, Brazil, boasts of countless avenues for backpacking. Just for a start, there is a long coastline running from the Northeast corner through the whole of Eastern coast to the Southeast that is full of beautiful beaches.
The Amazon, the largest river in the world and the Amazon forest, the largest forest, are the two attractions that pull hundreds and thousands of tourists to this country that once was a colony of the Portuguese. The influence of the Portuguese, the Dutch and the Spanish cultures is still reflected in many places and in the Portuguese language and culture of the people.
Once you land in Rio de Janeiro you will realise the paradise that this place is and the absolutely fantastic experience it’s going to be backpacking in this vast country. You can explore the Amazon basin, the Golden coast, the southern Brazil or just the areas around Rio, you just have to pick one and let yourself be entertained by the beautiful country.
The Amazon basin is too vast to be explored in a single visit and is so inviting that you’ll keep coming back to it time and again. The boat rides in Amazon are just awesome and breathtaking. One of the places you should visit is Manaus which is very famous for its best representation of the equatorial type of climate.
The beaches that inundate the coastline of Brazil are perhaps more popular than any other destination in Brazil. Copacabana and Ipanema are just two of the landmark beaches of Rio. Brazil is the land of football, so you should be sure to be able to play some football on the beach, or some other big beach sports. Santos beach in Sao Paulo, Salvador beach and Jericoacoara beaches should also be part of your Brazil itinerary.
One thing that absolutely sets Brazil apart from any other part of the world is the numerous and colourful carnivals. You must plan your visit in a way that you get to be part of some of them. If you don’t see any of them then you can count your visit as incomplete.
But the one attraction that keeps Brazil always in news is Christ the Redeemer. (Brazil actually is a country of Roman Catholics.) The 38m high statue is looking over the city of Rio. It is situated on the top of Corcovado Mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park. This one image actually serves as a symbol of Brazil as a tourist destination.
So, you can easily choose Brazil as your backpacking destination but keep a few thing things in mind. You’ll need some extra time than for your usual backpacking journeys and you must keep track of the time when you should visit so as not to miss the carnivals.
