BRAZILBRAZIL • BELÉM • BONITO • BRASÍLIA • FERNANDO DE NORONHA • FLORIANÓPOLIS • FORTALEZA • GRAMADO • MACEIÓ • MANAUS • NATAL • PORTO DE GALINHAS • RIO DE JANEIRO • SALVADOR • SÃO PAULO THE COUNTRY • AND MORE... IS YOURS! It has never been so easy to travel throughout Brazil and discover its natural beauty, rich culture and delicious food A WARM WELCOME Few countries offer so much to visitors as Bra- zil. And we’re not only talking about its natu- ral beauty – places like Cataratas do Iguaçu, the incredible Lençóis Maranhenses, the unique Amazonian landscape, the unforgettable bea- ches of Rio de Janeiro. The list could go on and on, with spots not to be missed, but Brazil is much more than its landmarks. Brazilians are so warm and friendly that tourists immediately feel at home staying here – after only a few days, many of them join Carnival parades in Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro, take part in the Bonfim feast in Salvador, watch in awe the folkloric festival of Parintins and are eager to party at Saint John’s celebrations in the Northeast. Museums, plays and art exhibitions, the buzzy nightlife, hikes through national parks, and the possibility to take back home some charming arts and crafts could also be a good enough reason to visit, but nothing would be the same without Brazilian hospitality. It gets even better at the table: there’s not a single person who wouldn’t like to get along with visitors over a shot of cachaça or a caipirinha, or offer them typical local dishes made with ingredients from the sea or from the forest, genuinely Brazilian or influenced by its many immigrants. From simple recipes in homely places to incredible food in fancy ENDLESS restaurants, our memorable gastronomy WATER invites everyone to come back again and again. Cataratas do Iguaçu Brazil – just like Christ the Redeemer, one (Paraná): closer than of our greatest symbols – has enormous open you think arms. Welcome! Ubatuba (São Paulo); Teatro Amazonas, Manaus (Amazonas); beijupirá fish (Pernambuco); PHOTOS: EMBRATUR PHOTOS: COVER: MARAGOGI (ALAGOAS). PHOTO: EMBRATUR Hercílio Luz Bridge, Florianópolis (Santa Catarina) 2 3 VENEZUELA FRENCH SURINAME GUIANA Boa Vista GUYANA COLOMBIA RR AP Macapá INDEX Belém On each chapter, states and their main touristic cities appear in alphabetical order. Santarém Parintins Alter do São Luís Chão Jericoacoara Manaus CHAPTER 1 ............................ 6 Fortaleza Fernando de Noronha Canoa Quebrada CHAPTER 2 .......................... 14 Teresina MA CE Galinhos São Miguel AM PA do Gostoso CHAPTER 3 .......................... 22 RN Natal CHAPTER 4 .......................... 42 João Pessoa PI PB CHAPTER 5 .......................... 58 Caruaru Recife PE Ipojuca Porto Maragogi AC Velho MAIN AIRPORTS AL Maceió Palmas ARACAJU - Aeroporto Internacional NATAL - Aeroporto Rio Branco Penedo Ponte Alta SE de Aracaju (Santa Maria) Internacional de Natal RO do Tocantins Aracaju BELÉM - Aeroporto Internacional de (Governador Aluízio Alves) TO Belém (Val-de-Cans) PALMAS - Aeroporto Internacional PERU BA BELO HORIZONTE - Aeroporto de Palmas (Brigadeiro Lysias Lençóis Internacional de Confins Rodrigues) Salvador (Tancredo Neves) PORTO ALEGRE - Aeroporto MT BOA VISTA - Aeroporto Internacional de Porto Alegre Internacional de Boa Vista (Salgado Filho) Itacaré (Atlas Brasil Cantanhede) PORTO VELHO - Aeroporto Nobres Chapada dos BRASÍLIA - Aeroporto Internacional Internacional de Porto Velho Guimarães GO DF de Brasília (Presidente (Governador Jorge Cuiabá Goiás Brasília Juscelino Kubitschek) Teixeira de Oliveira) Cáceres BOLIVIA CAMPINAS - Aeroporto Internacional RECIFE - Aeroporto Internacional Goiânia Porto Seguro de Viracopos/Campinas de Recife/Guararapes MG CAMPO GRANDE - Aeroporto (Gilberto Freyre) Caldas Internacional de Campo Grande RIO BRANCO - Aeroporto Novas Diamantina (Antônio João) Internacional de Rio Branco CUIABÁ - Aeroporto Internacional de (Plácido de Castro) Corumbá N Cuiabá (Marechal Rondon) RIO DE JANEIRO - Aeroporto MS Belo ES CURITIBA - Aeroporto Internacional Internacional do Rio de Janeiro/ Horizonte A de Curitiba (Afonso Pena) Galeão (Antônio Carlos Jobim), Campo Ouro Preto Vitória E FLORIANÓPOLIS - Aeroporto Aeroporto do Rio de Janeiro Grande Guarapari Internacional de Florianópolis (Santos Dumont) Bonito SP Tiradentes C (Hercílio Luz) SALVADOR - Aeroporto Internacional Visconde FORTALEZA - Aeroporto de Salvador (Deputado Luís de Mauá RJ Brotas Campos do O Internacional de Fortaleza (Pinto Eduardo Magalhães) Jordão Angra Petropólis Campinas dos Reis Martins) SÃO PAULO - Aeroporto Internacional Rio de Janeiro FOZ DO IGUAÇU - Aeroporto de São Paulo/Guarulhos PARAGUAY São Paulo Paraty C Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu (Governador André Franco CHILE Santos São (Catarata) Montoro - Cumbica) e Sebastião I PR GOIÂNIA - Aeroporto Santa Genoveva Aeroporto de São Paulo/ T JOÃO PESSOA - Aeroporto Congonhas Foz do Curitiba Internacional de João Pessoa Paranaguá N SÃO LUÍS - Aeroporto Iguaçu (Presidente Castro Pinto) Internacional de São Luís A MACAPÁ - Aeroporto (Marechal Hugo da Cunha Blumenau Balneário Camboriú L Internacional de Macapá Machado) SC Florianópolis T (Alberto Alcolumbre) TERESINA - Aeroporto MACEIÓ - Aeroporto Internacional de Internacional de Teresina Garopaba A ARGENTINA Cambará Maceió (Zumbi dos Palmares) (Senador Petrônio Portella) do Sul MANAUS - Aeroporto Internacional de VITÓRIA - Aeroporto Internacional de Bento Gonçalves Gramado Manaus (Eduardo Gomes) Vitória (Eurico de Aguiar Salles) RS Porto Alegre MARTINI MAP: Custom content provided BY Editora ABRIL 4 NOME DA REVISTA NOME DA REVISTA 5 URUGUAY NATIVE WONDER Saltos do Rio Preto waterfall in São Jorge, Chapada dos Veadeiros (GO) CHAPTER 1 NATURENATURE ATAT ITSITS BESTBEST There are national parks with waterfalls and crystal clear rivers, walking trails and animals of the Pantanal. The central region in Brazil also astonishes tourists with Brasília’s unique architecture. PHOTO: EMBRATUR PHOTO: 6 7 23-kilometer trail opened in 2013 that goes through the vegetation of cerrado, mountains, rivers and waterfalls. And it is just one of several activities the park has to offer, with its amazing erosional forms, natural swimming pools, and fluvial beaches. Around the park, in cities like Alto Paraíso de Goiás and Cavalcante and in the São Jorge district, waterfalls, canyons, zip lines and ropes courses are located in private DISTRITO FEDERAL properties open to visitors. Those who travel www.setur.df.gov.br through the region have also a great opportunity to taste a recipe created by the old cattle dealers BRASÍLIA who explored the area in centuries past: Matula, From the heights of Torre de Televisão, the white or brown beans mixed with manioc flour, tallest metallic structure in Latin America, seasonings and some meat, like sausage or carne everyone can see the city’s main arteries - Plano de sol (dried beef). Piloto and Eixo Monumental – and marvel at some of the buildings created by famed architect Oscar Niemeyer: Três Poderes square, CALDAS NOVAS Congresso Nacional (home of the Brazilian Senate and Congress), and Palácio do Planalto AND RIO QUENTE (the office of the Presidency). Niemeyer’s Hotels and resorts of both cities rely on the characteristic curvaceous lines can also be seen warm spring water that flows from the earth to in Catedral Metropolitana, the church that is fill their swimming pools – and many water parks a landmark of Brazilian modern architecture. provide recreational opportunities for the entire Many of the buildings are open to the public family, including slides, wave pools and lazy for free on designated days and hours and they rivers. At Hot Park, in Rio Quente, there’s even exhibit works by Brazilian artists, such as Athos an artificial beach where it’s possible to dive and Bulcão and Burle Marx’s panels, Bruno Giorgi take surf lessons. and Alfredo Ceschiatti’s sculptures or Marianne Peretti’s stained glasses. Once you’ve been through the historical and GOIÂNIA artistic routes, it’s time to rely on some of the Vaca Brava and Buritis are two of the nice parks best leisure sites of the country’s capital: Cidade that interconnect the avenues and streets of this Park, with jogging circuits, picnic tables, lakes planned city, built in the 1930s and known today and playgrounds; Paranoá Lake, with more than thirty clubs and restaurants on its shore, and Pontão do Lago Sul, where you can enjoy or learn water sports like kitesurf, windsurf and stand up paddle. DISTANCE (in km) Brasília (DF) Goiânia (GO) Campo Grande (MS) (MT) Cáceres GOIÁS Brasília (DF) — 211 1079 1364 www.goias.gov.br/paginas/conheca-goias Caldas Novas (GO) 298 172 204 1255 Goiânia (GO) 211 — 868 1153 SCENES FROM Clockwise: empadão Goiás (GO) 327 150 932 973 goiano, a savory pie; THE CERRADO ALTO PARAÍSO Pirenópolis (GO) 182 125 1027 1116 Congresso Nacional Aquidauana (MS) 1220 1009 146 1061 (Brasília); folklore in DE GOIÁS Bonito (MS) 1400 1189 312 1182 Pirenópolis (Goiás) Even those who have already visited the National Campo Grande (MS) 1079 868 — 911 and leisure in Caldas Corumbá (MS) 1515 1304 441 1347 Novas (Goiás) Park Chapada dos Veadeiros will be glad to Cáceres (MT) 1364 1153 911 — return and find some new spots ready to be Chapada dos Guimarães (MT) 1032 1003 700 288 explored, such the Trilha das Sete Quedas, a Poconé (MT) 1251 1040 798 186 EMBRATUR PHOTOS: 8 9 as the “greenest capital of Brazil”. Goiânia is also a good starting point to get to know the typical cuisine of Goiás’ state, with recipes like arroz de pequi (white rice speckled