{"id":1306043,"date":"2026-10-07T12:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1306043"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:01:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:01:49","slug":"brazil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/south-america\/brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302047,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Brazil country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things to do in Brazil","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"Half a continent, 7,400km of coast, the Amazon, and a carnival that stops the country for five days. Too big to see in one trip, which is the only real planning rule.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1307683","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a city | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac10 | Dorm bed, from\r\n7,400km | Of coastline\r\n\u20ac4 | A prato feito lunch\r\n4h | Rio to Salvador by air","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Bigger than the continental United States","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Brazil is larger than the contiguous United States and trying to cover it in a fortnight is the mistake everyone makes. Rio to Manaus is a four-hour flight; Rio to Igua\u00e7u is two. Pick a region.\r\n\r\nThe southeast is the standard first trip: Rio de Janeiro, with beaches inside a city of mountains, and S\u00e3o Paulo, which is not beautiful and has the best food, art and nightlife in South America. Paraty and Ilha Grande sit between them on a green coast.\r\n\r\nThe northeast is beaches, capoeira and the strongest Afro-Brazilian culture, centred on Salvador. The south has Florian\u00f3polis and the Igua\u00e7u falls. The Amazon and the Pantanal wetlands are their own expeditions entirely.\r\n\r\nThree weeks does one region well. The language matters more here than elsewhere on the continent \u2014 Brazil speaks Portuguese, and Spanish gets you less far than people assume.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | Portuguese. Spanish helps less than you would hope, and English is limited\r\nCurrency | Brazilian real (BRL)\r\nEmergency | 190 police, 192 ambulance\r\nTap water | Not generally drunk. Bottled or filtered\r\nTipping | 10% is usually added to restaurant bills\r\nDistances | Enormous. Domestic flights are cheap and necessary\r\nHow long to stay | Three weeks for one region\r\nBest months | Depends on region \u2014 see When to go","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Domestic flights on Gol, Latam and Azul do the distances. Buses are excellent but very long.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Rio de Janeiro | Beaches, mountains and favelas in one city. Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf and Carnival. |  | 1307694 | Rio is great! Unforgettable! | \nS\u00e3o Paulo | Twelve million people, the best food and nightlife on the continent, and not remotely pretty. |  | 1306063 | Sao Paulo is an enormous city but all you really need to see is the old town, Villa Madalena and Pinheiros. It\u2019s really vibey when football matches are on so go out to a bar to watch one with the locals! The free walking tours are definitely worth doing, as well as the big Park. | \nFlorian\u00f3polis | An island in the south with forty-two beaches, surf and a summer party season. |  | 1306064 | Florianopolis and the surrounding island is a perfect and safe place to enjoy seaside activities. | \nSalvador | The heart of Afro-Brazilian culture: Pelourinho's colonial streets, capoeira and drumming. |  | 1306065 | Salvador is a cultural epicentre, where the celebration of Afro-Brazilian culture is seeping out of every part of the city. The walking tour was fabulous, the city is gorgeous, the people are so kind, welcoming, and hospitable, and my only regret is not staying longer. | \nIlha Grande | A car-free island of jungle and beaches, four hours from Rio. |  | 1306066 |  | \nParaty | A colonial port between Rio and S\u00e3o Paulo, with waterfalls and boat trips. |  | 1306067 |  | \nFoz do Igua\u00e7u | The Brazilian base for the Igua\u00e7u Falls, 275 waterfalls on the border with Argentina. |  | 1306128 | We stayed 2days and visited waterfalls as well as the Bird park. At night we went out. People were extremelly friendly. | \nJericoacoara | A village of sand streets in the dunes, with kitesurfing, lagoons and a sunset everyone climbs a dune for. |  | 1306129 |  | \nOuro Preto | A baroque gold-rush town of steep cobbled streets and golden churches in Minas Gerais. |  | 1306130 |  | \nManaus | A city in the middle of the rainforest, with a rubber-boom opera house and jungle lodges up the rivers. |  | 1306131 | Make sure you spend at least a day or two in Manaus itself. You could easily spend 3-4 too though if you want a very non-touristy experience. | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Brazil does beaches and nightlife better than almost anywhere, and the nature is on a different scale.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Beach | sunset | sunglasses | Seven thousand kilometres of it, and the culture is built around it. | A day on Ipanema; Lopes Mendes on Ilha Grande; Surf in Floripa | Ipanema; Lopes Mendes; Jericoacoara | Rio de Janeiro; Florian\u00f3polis; Ilha Grande | beach\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Samba, forr\u00f3 and a country that treats going out as a birthright. | A samba night in Lapa; S\u00e3o Paulo until sunrise; A beach party in Floripa | Lapa, Rio; Vila Madalena, S\u00e3o Paulo; Pelourinho | Rio de Janeiro; S\u00e3o Paulo | nightlife\nAdventure | green | backpack | Amazon, Pantanal, waterfalls and jungle islands. | Igua\u00e7u falls from both sides; Wildlife in the Pantanal; Hike Pedra Bonita above Rio | Igua\u00e7u; Pantanal; Chapada Diamantina | Rio de Janeiro; Ilha Grande | adventure\nCulture | purple | culture | Afro-Brazilian traditions, colonial towns and modernist architecture. | Capoeira and drumming in Salvador; Pelourinho's streets; Niemeyer's buildings | Pelourinho; Paraty; Ouro Preto | Salvador; Paraty | culture\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Feijoada, churrasco and the best restaurant city in South America. | Feijoada on a Saturday; A por quilo buffet lunch; A\u00e7a\u00ed the Brazilian way, unsweetened | S\u00e3o Paulo restaurants; Rio markets; Salvador street food | S\u00e3o Paulo; Rio de Janeiro | food\nCity break | blue | city | Rio over five days, and it will not be enough. | Sugarloaf at sunset; A Maracan\u00e3 match; Sunday on the closed beachfront road | Santa Teresa; Ipanema; Vila Madalena | Rio de Janeiro; S\u00e3o Paulo | city-break","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Brazil","hw_hub_country_do_body":"Rio is the one city that deserves its reputation on sight. Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf are the obvious pair, and both are better at sunset; the beaches are genuinely the social centre of the city rather than a tourist strip; and Santa Teresa's hillside streets and the Sunday closure of the beachfront road are the local version.\r\n\r\nFavela tours require care. Go with an operator working with residents and community projects rather than a bus that drives through \u2014 the difference is obvious and it matters.\r\n\r\nBeyond Rio, Igua\u00e7u falls are best seen from both the Brazilian and Argentine sides over two days. The Pantanal beats the Amazon for wildlife because the terrain is open. Salvador is the cultural heart of Afro-Brazilian Brazil, and Florian\u00f3polis is where the country goes to surf and party in January.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Rio | Christ and Sugarloaf at sunset. The beaches are the real city\r\nFavela tours | Choose operators working with residents, not drive-through buses\r\nIgua\u00e7u | Both sides over two days. They are genuinely different views\r\nPantanal over Amazon | Open terrain, so you actually see the wildlife","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Brazil","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Brazil","hw_hub_country_food_body":"The prato feito or por quilo buffet is the everyday meal: rice, beans, salad, meat and farofa for \u20ac4 to \u20ac8, either as a set plate or charged by weight. Por quilo places are everywhere at lunch and are the best value in the country.\r\n\r\nFeijoada, the black bean and pork stew, is a Saturday institution and enormous. Churrasco is the all-you-can-eat grilled meat format, and p\u00e3o de queijo is the cheese bread you will end up eating daily.\r\n\r\nA\u00e7a\u00ed in Brazil is served as a thick frozen bowl, often unsweetened, and bears little resemblance to the export version. S\u00e3o Paulo has the best restaurant scene on the continent, with Japanese-Brazilian food that exists nowhere else thanks to the largest Japanese diaspora outside Japan.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Por quilo | Buffet charged by weight. \u20ac4\u20138 and the best value meal here\r\nFeijoada | Saturday tradition. Enormous, and plan nothing after\r\nA\u00e7a\u00ed | A frozen bowl, often unsweetened. Not the export version\r\nS\u00e3o Paulo | The best restaurant city in South America, including Japanese-Brazilian","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Brazil","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Brazil","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Brazil takes going out seriously and it starts late \u2014 midnight is early. Rio's Lapa has samba under the arches on Friday and Saturday, with street crowds spilling between venues, and Santa Teresa above it is the smaller, artier version.\r\n\r\nS\u00e3o Paulo has the best nightlife in South America by a wide margin: Vila Madalena, Baixo Augusta and a club scene that runs to breakfast, with more variety than Rio in every direction.\r\n\r\nBeach towns run their own version \u2014 Floripa in January is a party island, and Salvador's street carnival is the largest in the world by participation. Beer is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3 and caipirinhas \u20ac3 to \u20ac6, made with cacha\u00e7a rather than rum.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Lapa | Samba under the arches in Rio, Friday and Saturday\r\nS\u00e3o Paulo | Vila Madalena and Baixo Augusta. The best scene on the continent\r\nTiming | Midnight is early. Expect to finish at sunrise\r\nCaipirinha | \u20ac3\u20136, made with cacha\u00e7a. The national drink","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Brazil","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Brazil","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Fly. Gol, Latam and Azul connect everything, fares are often \u20ac40 to \u20ac100 booked ahead, and the alternative is a bus journey measured in days \u2014 Rio to Salvador is 28 hours by road and two by air.\r\n\r\nBuses are genuinely comfortable for shorter legs, with leito services offering near-flat seats, and they are the sensible choice for Rio to Paraty or S\u00e3o Paulo.\r\n\r\nIn cities, use Uber or 99 rather than street taxis \u2014 both are cheap, widespread and the standard advice for safety as well as price. Rio's metro covers the main beach areas and the centre.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Domestic flights | \u20ac40\u2013100 booked ahead. Rio\u2013Salvador is 2 hours by air, 28 by road\r\nLeito buses | Near-flat seats on overnight routes. Good for shorter legs\r\nUber and 99 | Cheaper and safer than street taxis. Standard practice\r\nRio metro | Covers the beaches and the centre, and is safe","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Brazil","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Brazil costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Brazil is mid-priced for the continent and better value than it was, because the real has been weak against the euro. Dorms start around \u20ac10, a por quilo lunch is \u20ac4 to \u20ac8, and a beer is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3.\r\n\r\nA comfortable day is \u20ac30 to \u20ac50. Rio and S\u00e3o Paulo run higher than the northeast, and Carnival week roughly triples accommodation in Rio and Salvador \u2014 it needs booking six months ahead or avoiding deliberately.\r\n\r\nDomestic flights are the structural cost of a Brazilian trip. Budget \u20ac40 to \u20ac100 per leg and accept that you cannot see the country without them.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac10, and triple in Rio at Carnival\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac30\u201350\r\nPor quilo lunch | \u20ac4\u20138, charged by weight\r\nFlights | \u20ac40\u2013100 a leg, and unavoidable given the distances","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Brazil","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Brazil","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Brazil requires more street awareness than most of this guide, and the honest framing is that robbery is common in the big cities while violence against tourists who hand things over is not.\r\n\r\nThe practical rules: carry little, keep phones out of sight in the street, use Uber or 99 rather than walking at night, do not wear jewellery or a watch on the beach, and take only what you need to the sand. Many locals carry a cheap second phone for exactly this reason.\r\n\r\nIf robbed, hand everything over immediately and do not resist. Avoid favelas except with a reputable community-based operator, and do not wander into them independently regardless of what a map suggests.\r\n\r\nBeyond crime, the sea is the underestimated risk: Brazilian beaches have strong rip currents and drownings are common, and Rio's waves are heavier than they look.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 190 police, 192 ambulance\r\nCarry little | Phones out of sight, no jewellery, minimal to the beach\r\nIf robbed | Hand it over immediately. Do not resist\r\nRip currents | Strong on most beaches. Swim where lifeguards are","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for Brazil","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Brazil's visa position for US, Canadian and Australian citizens has changed more than once in recent years \u2014 an e-visa requirement was reinstated and then delayed repeatedly. EU and UK citizens generally enter visa-free for 90 days.\r\n\r\nCheck the official Brazilian government position for your nationality before booking, because this is one of the more changeable entry situations in this guide.\r\n\r\nPassports need six months' validity. A yellow fever certificate is required if arriving from certain countries, and vaccination is recommended for the Amazon and Pantanal regardless.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Visa rules change | US, Canadian and Australian requirements have shifted repeatedly. Check\r\nEU and UK | Generally 90 days visa-free\r\nYellow fever | Certificate required from some countries, recommended for Amazon travel\r\nPassport validity | Six months","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for Brazil","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"Seasons are southern hemisphere and the country spans enough latitude that they mean different things. December to March is summer, hot and the peak.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Rio. The northeast around Salvador is hot year-round, the south around Florian\u00f3polis has a genuine winter, and the Amazon and Pantanal run on wet and dry seasons rather than temperature.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 30 | 5 | Peak summer. Beaches full, Floripa at its busiest\r\nFebruary | 30 | 5 | Carnival. The whole country stops and prices triple\r\nMarch | 29 | 4 | Summer ending. Still hot, crowds thinning\r\nApril | 27 | 3 | Autumn. Good value and comfortable in the southeast\r\nMay | 25 | 3 | Cooler and drier in the southeast. Dry season in the Amazon\r\nJune | 24 | 3 | Winter in the south, and Festa Junina nationwide\r\nJuly | 24 | 4 | School holidays fill the beaches. Dry in the Pantanal\r\nAugust | 25 | 4 | Best wildlife viewing in the Pantanal. Cool in the south\r\nSeptember | 25 | 3 | Spring. Good all round and quieter\r\nOctober | 26 | 3 | Warming. Rain returning to the southeast\r\nNovember | 27 | 3 | Hot and humid, with fewer crowds before December\r\nDecember | 29 | 5 | Summer and R\u00e9veillon on Copacabana. Prices climbing","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in euro equivalents of reais.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Domestic flights at \u20ac40\u2013100 a leg sit outside these figures and are unavoidable. Carnival week in Rio roughly triples the bed line.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 20 | 20 | 8 | 15\r\nComfortable | 35 | 38 | 15 | 30","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Carnival is the largest party on earth and it shapes the entire Brazilian calendar.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"brazil","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Brazil","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/south-america\/brazil\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Carnival | February or March | Rio \u00b7 Salvador \u00b7 nationwide | Five days that stop the country. Rio has the Sambadrome, Salvador the largest street carnival in the world. Book six months ahead. |  | \nR\u00e9veillon | 31 December | Copacabana | Two million people in white on the beach, with fireworks over the water. |  | \nFesta Junina | June | Nationwide, biggest in the northeast | A month of village-style festivals with bonfires, dancing and food. |  | \nRock in Rio | September, alternate years | Rio de Janeiro | One of the largest music festivals in the world. |  | \nPantanal dry season | June to October | Pantanal | When wildlife concentrates around shrinking water and is easiest to see. |  | \nParintins Folklore Festival | June | Parintins, Amazonas | A three-day competition between two teams in a purpose-built arena deep in the Amazon. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Brazil","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. Rio, S\u00e3o Paulo and Florian\u00f3polis have the most, and Carnival requires booking months ahead.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Brazil","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/south-america\/brazil\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"30","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_team_title":"","hw_hub_country_team_intro":"","hw_hub_country_team":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Brazil travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"How long do you need in Brazil? | Three weeks for one region. The country is larger than the contiguous United States \u2014 Rio to Manaus is a four-hour flight \u2014 so trying to combine the southeast, northeast and Amazon in a fortnight means living in airports.\r\nIs Brazil safe? | It requires more street awareness than most destinations here. Robbery is common in big cities, violence against people who hand things over is not. Carry little, keep phones out of sight, use Uber or 99 at night, and take almost nothing to the beach. If robbed, hand it over.\r\nDo I need a visa for Brazil? | EU and UK citizens generally enter visa-free for 90 days. Requirements for US, Canadian and Australian citizens have changed more than once recently, with an e-visa reinstated and delayed repeatedly \u2014 check the official Brazilian position before booking.\r\nWhen is Carnival and should I plan around it? | February or March, and deliberately in one direction or the other. Rio and Salvador triple in price and book out six months ahead. Salvador's street carnival is the largest in the world by participation; Rio's Sambadrome is the televised one.\r\nIs Brazil expensive? | Mid-priced and better value than it was, with the real weak against the euro. Dorms from \u20ac10, a por quilo lunch at \u20ac4 to \u20ac8, and a day around \u20ac30 to \u20ac50. Domestic flights at \u20ac40 to \u20ac100 a leg are the structural cost.\r\nDo I need Portuguese? | More than you would like. Spanish helps less than people assume and English is limited outside hostels. Even a small amount of Portuguese changes the trip noticeably.\r\nAmazon or Pantanal for wildlife? | Pantanal, for most people. The terrain is open wetland rather than dense forest, which means you actually see jaguars, capybara and birds. 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