Brazil: a paradise for impressionable tourists

Contents:

• General information about Brazil
• Architecture, culture and history
• Sporting attractions
• Nature Brazil reserves and national parks

Brazil - the fifth country in the world by area and the largest country on the continent. A significant part of the country is the Amazon - the largest river basin in the world. There is a large part of the tropical forests that supply the entire planet with oxygen.
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General information about Brazil

The country is so great that it can travel more than a year, and still not see all of its beauties and monuments.

One only beaches in Brazil over 2000. Located along the coast, the beaches of Brazil are able to satisfy any request. Among them are remote and almost deserted, which is so easy to step back from everyday problems and stresses and in silence to reflect on the eternal, looking at the endless horizon.

There are a huge number of well-equipped beaches, located right in the city or near populated areas. On ocean beaches surfers can enjoy a longer wavelength, and the fans more relaxing holiday with pleasure located on the beach on the shores of the lagoons and bays. But if you want to visit the attractions of Brazil, the rest on the sand of time left. Just because in Brazil there is something to see.

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Architecture, culture and history

The most visited tourist city - Rio de Janeiro. Here, apart from the famous beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema, and a dozen other smaller attractions are located a constellation.

The most famous, have long since become a symbol of the country - the giant statue of Christ the Redeemer, as if hugging and blessing the city. A huge monument is installed at the top of Corcovado Mountain, at an altitude of 700 m. The size of the statue itself is impressive: 38 m high, with the weight of almost 2,000 tons. From the foot of the statue of a fabulous view of the city. You can get there in several ways:

• on Little Engine by rail;
• by car;
• walk on specially built tourist trail.

Not far from Rio, in the town of Niteroi Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by the great architect Oscar Niemeyer. The exposition is constantly updated, so there is always something to see. From the windows of the building offers a beautiful view of the ocean and Rio de Janeiro ..

National History Museum offers to get acquainted with the material evidence of the history of the country.

66 km from Rio has a magical beauty of the city of Petropolis Museum, where you can admire the beautiful examples of architecture of the XIX century.

There are in Brazil and other cities included in the list of World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO:

• vintage El Salvador;
• Ouro Preto;
• Olinda;
• modern capital of Brasilia, Niemeyer built a genius, and others.

The list of interesting archaeological sites include the ruins of the Ruins of São Miguel das Missões, ancient Pedra Pintada with the cave, rock paintings and archaeological sites, Amazon Stonehenge Archaeological Park and other attractions of Brazil.

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Sporting attractions

Brazil - a country of football. Fans of the popular game will be interesting to visit the Museum of Pele, which contains exhibits related to the life of a legend of world football. The giant Maracana stadium is also worth attention.

If you are lucky to get in Rio during the famous carnival, without visiting the Sambadrome simply can not do. Here championship samba, where thousands of participants compete in skill execution incendiary dance and luxury suits.

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Nature Brazil reserves and national parks

For nature lovers and naturalists Brazil - a real paradise. There is a number of unique protected places, beautiful national parks and natural monuments, and that the year is not enough to explore them all.

The most famous natural attractions:

• Iguazu Falls, located on the border with Argentina. From the width of the water stream Flowing Iguacu far superior famous Niagara Falls.
• Nature reserve Lensua Maranhao: fantastic landscape of huge sand dunes, which are scattered among many small lakes and ponds with azure and turquoise water.
• Bird Park: about 4 hectares of tropical forest, which contains a collection of more than 500 species of birds from different regions, as well as many other animals.
• Bonito. Beautiful countryside, where you can:

1. visit the caves and underground lakes;
2. dive diving in the crystal clear waters;
3. make excursions on the tops of the trees;
4. fish;
5. live at this hacienda;
6. horseback riding and enjoy life in paradise.

• Pantanal - a huge reserve, located near the border with Paraguay and Bolivia. In waterlogged savannah inhabited by a myriad of birds and animals.
• National Park Chapada dos Viadeyros, which has a very special place: the Moon Valley. Quartz, for many years are being eroded, acquired unusual shape, due to which the landscape looks ethereal.
• Aguas Kentes: valley with thermal springs. It is believed that water sources are heated dormant in most of the surrounding jungle underground volcano. It built many hotels, tourists are offered a variety of excursions, in addition to bathing in hot springs.

There are dozens of national parks and reserves, where ecotourism lovers will be able to touch the generous and lush nature of South America.

In this large and hospitable country, good climate, friendly people and a highly developed tourist infrastructure. It should fly over the ocean to become better acquainted with Brazil and its attractions.