A beginner’s guide to South America
With idyllic beaches, snow-covered mountains, tropical rainforests and cultural wonders, it is hard to know where to start on this massive continent. Read more…
The city’s newest project will focus on the sustainable and ecological future of 2061, 50 years from the museum’s 2011 groundbreaking. Read more…
With idyllic beaches, snow-covered mountains, tropical rainforests and cultural wonders, it is hard to know where to start on this massive continent. Read more…
Usually, tourists like to do as locals do – milk the city’s sun-soaked atmosphere for all it is worth. Read more…
The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is, quite simply, the world's biggest, sexiest, wildest, most colourful party. Held every year before Lent -- and dating back to 1723 in Rio -- the festival begins with fireworks and ends with elaborate floats, extravagant costumes, nudity, samba dance-offs, music and even a celebrity or two in between.
A selection of these Brazil articles were originally published on Lonely Planet.
This state in India's deep south has been a favourite haunt of travellers for nearly 600 years.
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