Brazil Traveler is a dedicated branch of The Traveler, focused entirely on Brazil. We combine local knowledge, practical planning advice, transportation guides, destination coverage, and regional insight to help visitors discover every corner of the country with confidence.
A first hand look at a 4 day Jalapão 4x4 tour from Palmas, covering road reality, fervedouros, dunes, waterfalls, costs, and how tiring it truly feels.
A firsthand look at jungle lodges near Manaus and beyond, with real transfer times, wildlife encounters, costs, and how many nights are truly worth it.
Firsthand look at Manaus rainforest stays, Tapajós community trips, Marajó culture, Jalapão 4x4 safaris and Mount Roraima treks, with honest logistics advice.
Planning North Brazil is all about timing rivers, rains and rough roads. Here is how seasons actually feel in Manaus, Alter do Chão, Jalapão, Belém and Roraima.
After staying in both Manaus and Belém, a travel writer compares how each Amazon gateway really feels, from airports and food to river islands and jungle lodges.
A detailed first-person account of a multi-day Amazon tour from Manaus, plus practical guidance on choosing 2–5 night jungle packages, prices and what to expect.
How I chose city bases in Manaus, Belém, Alter do Chão, Palmas and Boa Vista to make Amazon lodges, Jalapão and Mount Roraima expeditions smoother.
An in depth, on the ground look at how I prepared in Boa Vista and what a modern Mount Roraima expedition really demands from body and gear.
North Brazil is not one single rainforest trip. From flooded forests near Manaus to Jalapão’s golden dunes, here is how I actually traveled it.
A practical, first-person guide to flying between Brazil’s regions, with airport pitfalls, connection mistakes, baggage fees, and door-to-door timing on real routes I took.
After time in both Rio and São Paulo, here’s how arrivals, neighborhoods, transit, food, culture, nightlife, costs, and ideal trip length actually compared on the ground.
From Cuiabá to Porto Jofre on the Transpantaneira, I chased riverbank tracks, heat haze, and boat radio calls, learning what jaguar tourism really feels like in the Pantanal.
A first-person, step-by-step account of leaving Manaus for a jungle lodge: pickups, boats, river conditions, meals, humidity, wildlife actually spotted, and what I’d do differently next time.
After booking Brazil the hard way, I compared my DIY Rio, Iguaçu and Amazon logistics to today’s real 2026 packages and guided circuits to see what’s worth outsourcing.
A parent-tested guide to Brazil’s easiest beach resorts with kids, focusing on room logistics, shade, food realities, and kids-club rules that truly change the trip.