South America:
Brazil:
- Ouro Preto
o Colonial town, main center of brazillian gold rush, cobble streets, 18th century
churches
- Paraty
o Colonial town, surrounded by coastal and mountain scenery, beaches, cobble
streets
- Chapada Diamantina National Park
o Northeast of Brazil, mountain ranges, valleys, waterfalls, enchanted pool, Braziles
highest waterfall
- Pantanal
o World’s largest wetland – virtually guaranteed to see wildlife (unlike amazon),
jaguars (largest pop. In Americas, alligators
- Florianopolis – modern, chic restaurants, shopping, lively nightclubs, beautiful beaches
- Manaus – located in heart of rain forest, making it an optimal place to explore the
amazon, opera house, meeting of the water (2 different colors of the amazon waters meet)
- Salvador – afro-brazilian culture, vibrant art scene, good place to be for carnival
- Iguazu Falls – worlds largest waterfall system
- Rio de Janeiro – Copacabana beach
- Lencois Maranhenses – infinite span of white sand dunes with small lagoons of rain
water