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Discovered 500 years ago when Pedro Alvares Cabral arrived at Porto Seguro, Brazil is larger than the whole western Europe, united by a strong national identity, eternally youthful, with innate optimism and sense of fun.
Brazilians of Portuguese, African, European and Japanese descent share a love of music, dance and football while working to create a modern land which currently boasts the ninth largest economy in the world.
LANDSCAPE
The remaining two-thirds of Brazil offer the green hilly region of Sao Paulo, the plains of the Northeast and Rio Grande do Sul and the extensive water falls of Iguacu, set in subtropical forest.
The whole coastline has glorious palm-fringed beaches and bays dotted with tropical islands and secluded coves, blanketed by lush forests.
CULTURE
Brazil's history is punctuated with booms and recessions, gold, diamond, coffe and rubber, generating immense wealth and poverty.
This wealth is reflected in the remarkable colonial architecture, painting and sculpture that can be appreciated particularly in Salvador, the Northeast, and in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.
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