Brazil
Independent hotel guides, travel articles, and travel videos for Brazil.
Hotel guides
Spectacular Hotel Views is the defintive guide to the world's best hotel views. It has over 600 destination rankings with hotels ranked by view quality, uniqueness, and breadth of availability across the property, has a searchable database of 2,500+ hotels with exceptional views and also allows you to browse by view type.
Their Brazil ranking provides a useful guide for finding hotels in Brazil with the best hotel views.
Read the guide at spectacularhotelviews.com/en/rankings/brazil.
spectacularhotelviews.com/en/rankings/brazil
Secretplaces is a curated accommodation site focused on small, stylish and authentic places to stay.
This page presents a selection of boutique hotels, luxury hotels, villas and holiday homes across Brazil, with listed examples including Pousada Picinguaba, Casas Brancas Boutique Hotel & Spa and Hotel Santa Teresa.
A unique selection of the most exotic, authentic and stylish hotels in Brazil
secretplaces.com/brazil/best-boutique-hotels-holiday-homes
Travel videos
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Hey Nadine is a YouTube travel channel by Nadine Sykora, covering destinations, travel advice, practical tips, and travel vlogs.
This video gives a concise, upbeat overview of top things to do in Brazil, shaped by three weeks of travel around the country.
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Creative Travel Guide is a YouTube travel channel run by a British couple sharing travel vlogs, advice, destination tips, and planning content.
This guide video is a practical Brazil planning resource, covering timing, places to visit, activities, transport, prices, and budget tips.
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Wolters World is a YouTube travel channel offering first-hand travel advice about destinations, culture, planning, budgeting, safety, and visitor expectations.
This video shares useful Brazil travel tips on regional variety beyond Rio, local food, security awareness, patience, and cultural differences.
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denniscallan is a YouTube travel channel featuring short travel movies from Europe, South America, the USA, Asia, and other regions.
This travel video offers a focused look at Iguassu Falls from the Brazil side, with close cascade views and a walking trail along the river.
Travel articles & blogs
Nomadic Matt is a long-running budget-travel advice site focused on cheaper, longer, and more practical travel planning. Their Brazil budget travel guide is a practical resource for comparing things to do, costs, savings, transportation, accommodation, and broader trip-planning needs.
A comprehensive budget travel guide to Brazil with tips on things to do, costs, ways to save, transportation, accommodation, and more.
nomadicmatt.com/travel-guides/brazil-travel-tips/
ViaTravelers is a travel media and planning site combining destination guides with structured comparison and planning tools. Their Brazil guide provides a useful broad overview of the country's natural, coastal, urban, and cultural highlights for early-stage trip planning.
A continent-sized country where the Amazon rainforest meets Copacabana's surf, colonial baroque towns glow in gold leaf, and Carnival
viatravelers.com/destinations/brazil/
Along Dusty Roads is an independent travel blog by Andrew and Emily, centered on selective, photography-led destination guides. Their Brazil travel guides hub is a helpful gateway into coverage of cities, beaches, rainforests, Rio, and the Amazon.
Brazil’s cities, beaches, and rainforests are as vibrant as they come. Our guides help you uncover the best destinations, from Rio’s buzzing streets to the wilds of the Amazon.
alongdustyroads.com/brazil
Ciao Bambino is a luxury family travel agency with a family travel blog and destination-planning content. Their Brazil collection is a helpful family-travel planning hub, pointing readers toward expert posts and advisor-led resources for shaping a well-rounded trip.
We plan extraordinary custom family vacations and help famlies travel the world. Read our expert posts about Brazil trips!
ciaobambino.com/blog_destinations/south-america/brazil
As We Saw It is a travel ideas, itinerary, culture, food, and photography site led by Linda. Her two-week Brazil itinerary gives first-time visitors a practical route through UNESCO sites, an Amazon cruise, Iguassu Falls, and Rio de Janeiro.
View 4 UNESCO sites with our 2-week Brazil itinerary. Enjoy an Amazon cruise, explore Iguassu Falls, experience Rio de Janeiro, and more.
aswesawit.com/2-week-brazil-itinerary/
Never Ending Voyage is a slow-travel blog focused on detailed guides, packing light, vegetarian travel, and digital nomad life. Their vegetarian guide to Brazil is especially useful for food-focused planning, with practical considerations for travelers who want to navigate meals more confidently.
Vegetarian Survival Guide to Brazil
neverendingvoyage.com/vegetarian-survival-guide-to-brazil/
A Broken Backpack is a practical long-term-travel and travel-resources blog covering independent travel, eSIMs, and living abroad. Their Brazil SIM card guide is a practical connectivity resource, comparing in-person purchases, online options, prepaid cards, and eSIM alternatives.
Learn how to buy a Brazil SIM card.📱Compare your options to buy in person, online or get an eSIM.✔️ Get your prepaid Brazil SIM card!
abrokenbackpack.com/brazil-sim-cards/
The Planet D is a polished adventure-travel blog combining destination guides, itineraries, travel tips, and personal adventure stories. Their Brazil facts article adds useful country context for travelers, making it a good companion to more logistics-focused trip planning.
If you are planning to travel to South America, check out these fun facts about Brazil to help you plan your trip. Occupying more than half of South
theplanetd.com/fun-facts-about-brazil/
Atlas & Boots is an outdoor travel blog focused on hiking, wildlife, mountains, polar travel, and adventure destinations. Their Brazil facts piece offers an engaging way to understand the country beyond Carnival and football, drawing on Rio experiences and broader cultural context.
The interesting facts about Brazil we learnt during our stay in Rio, proving it’s not all Carnival and football in round here!
atlasandboots.com/travel-blog/interesting-facts-about-brazil/