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Romantic hotels in Brazil, charming country inns, resorts and bed & breakfast

Travel to Brazil and stay in romantic hotels, resorts and luxury hotels. Special accommodations from where to get to know the beauty of Brazil, tropical cuisine and exotic fruits, incredible beaches and awesome landscapes. Whatever your reasons to travel to Brazil, be it a romantic getaway, a cultural tour, or the thrill of staying at a small luxury hotel, Secretplaces will you help find the perfect spot.

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Brazil

Brazil surely lays claim to being one of the most exotic countries in the world. A wonderful place in so many ways, it dances to its own unique rythm and the result is a sensuous melting pot of cultures, peoples and landscapes like no other place on earth.

It is also huge! With a population of 190 million people and 8.5 million km2 – almost twice the European Union – Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, both in area and population. Indeed everything is big about this country that has a coastline of 7,367 kilometres, occupies half of South America and borders every nation of this continent (9) except Chile and Ecuador. Politically, Brazil is divided into 26 states and one federal district (containing Brasília), distributed over 5 regions (North, Northeast, Centre-West, Southeast and South). Economically most important is the Southeast region that comprises the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo.

The official language is Portuguese, who discovered it (Pedro Alvares Cabral) in 1500 and kept it as a colony until its independence in 1822. The country’s climate has little seasonal variation since is mostly located within the tropics. The topography is diverse and includes hills, mountains, plains, highlands, scrublands, savannas, rainforests, and an interminable coastline. The extensive low-lying Amazon Rainforest covers most of the land at the North, whereas small hills and low mountains occupy the South. Along the Atlantic coast there are several mountain ranges, with a highest altitude of roughly 2,900 meters. The highest peak is the Pico da Neblina (3,014m).

Major rivers include the Amazon, the largest in terms of volume of water, and the second-longest in the world; the Paraná and its major tributary, the Iguaçu River, where the Iguaçu Falls are located; the Negro, São Francisco, Xingu, Madeira and the Tapajós rivers.

Below we outline some useful information when planning your trip to Brazil:

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
Valid passport with expiry date at least 6 months after date of return from Brazil. No visa required for citizens from member countries of the EU. Note: Tourist visa needed for citizens of the USA.

HEALTH:
Up to date anti-tetanus vaccine required. Yellow fever necessary for the Amazon region. Anti-malaria treatments usually not necessary, except if you travel in certain areas of Amazon.

MONEY:
The local currency is the Real. Currency exchange possible at the airport. Credit cards are generally accepted in the major cities such as Rio and São Paulo, but cash points are fairly rare. It is recommended to change your euros or dollars at the airport, in sufficient quantity, where the rate is better. Brazilians are usually not keen to be paid in dollars.

LANGUAGE:
Portuguese. English and French are rarely spoken outside hotels and tourist sites.

ELECTRICITY:
110 volts is most commonly found, although 220 volts does exist in modern installations. The Pousada is equipped with both 110 and 220 volt plugs.

SAFETY:
The local population is friendly and welcoming, especially in the countryside. Making contact is easy. The violence and trouble one often hears is concentrated in certain neighborhoods of the major cities (Rio and São Paulo). It is wise to exercise caution and to keep a low profile, particularly in Rio, especially at night. The level of safety in the small coastal cities of Brazil is on a par with Europe.

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