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Paraná: a territory of waterfalls and highlands

Paraná is one of the three states that make up the southern region of Brazil (Região Sul do Brasil). This is the smallest of the country’s five statistical regions. Very short is the coast line that this state has along the Atlantic ocean which is centered in the bay of Paranaguá. The state borders Argentina […]

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The climate of Paraná: when to go in Paraná

The Paraná territory is subject to a sub-tropical climate, which can be divided into three different climatic areas. The flat areas along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean have a sub-tropical climate characterized by very hot summers, mild winters, and well-distributed rains in every month of the year, with annual average rainfall around 1,500 mm. […]

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The state of Rio de Janeiro: tropical beaches and mountains

The state of Rio de Janeiro, although small in size, is one of the most developed and populous in Brazil. The territory of the state is located along the coast of the Atlantic ocean. The coastline stretches for over 600 km and is dotted with large bays, such as that of Guanabara, where the city […]

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The climate of the state of Rio de Janeiro: when to go

The climate of the state of Rio de Janeiro is hot and humid along the coast, while it is temperate and humid in the interior at higher altitudes. The flat areas of the state have a semi-humid tropical climate, with heavy rains in the summer months (December-March) and a dry winter. In the internal areas […]

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Piauí: cave paintings, spectacular rocks and rivers

Piauí is a state in the north-east of Brazil, which has the particularity of the Brazilian states to have the shortest stretch of coast among those facing the ocean. In fact, it extends along the Atlantic Ocean for just over 60 km east of the delta of the Parnaíba river. A FLAT TERRITORY WITH A […]

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The climate of Piauí: when to go to Piauí

Piauí has a warm tropical climate, with two distinct seasons, a wet and rainy one between December and May, and a dry season between June and November. Temperatures are quite high, especially inland, with maximum values between September and December. Along the short coastline and in most of the western inland areas, the climate of […]

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Pernambuco: colonial history, beaches and sugar cane

The state of Pernambuco is a small state in northeastern Brazil. The main city and the capital of the state is Recife, a large industrial city with a rich historical past. Pernambuco has a long and narrow shape, to the east it has a short coast, only 187 km long, washed by the Atlantic Ocean. […]

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The climate of Pernambuco: when to go to Pernambuco

The state of Pernambuco is formed by a long and narrow strip of territory that enters the interior of northeastern Brazil, its conformation means that the climate of the state varies considerably based on the distance from the sea and altitude. Along the coast the climate of Pernambuco is tropical humid with abundant rains and […]

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Olinda: a beautiful colonial town protected by UNESCO

The city of Olinda, located a few kilometers north of Recife in Brazil, was founded by the Portuguese in 1535, and was one of the first settlements founded by Europeans in Brazil. At the beginning of the seventeenth century the city became the capital of the Capitania of Pernambuco. But after the Dutch occupation of […]

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Rio Grande do Norte: sand dunes and beaches

The state of Rio Grande do Norte is located in the Northeast of Brazil, wedged between the Brazilian states of Ceará and Paraíba, and washed by the Atlantic ocean. Its dimensions are comparable to those of the Balkan state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Atol das Rocas which are located in the Atlantic Ocean about […]

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The climate of Rio Grande do Norte: when to go

The state of Rio Grande do Norte has a warm tropical climate, with significant differences in rainfall between the hot and humid coast and the hot and dry interior. Temperatures are fairly constant in every season of the year and vary between the hottest month and the coldest month by a few degrees. The hottest […]

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Rio Grande do Sul: lagoons, canyons and immigration

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil. Its territory to the east has a long coastal strip bordered by the Atlantic ocean, while to the south it borders Uruguay, to the west with Argentina, to the north is the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The border with Argentina and part of that […]

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The climate of Rio Grande do Sul: when to go

The climate of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul is temperate / humid sub-tropical. Its position in the extreme south of the country means that in general there are four seasons relatively well defined as regards the values of temperatures, but with rainfall well distributed throughout the year. The summers, which occur in […]

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Santa Catarina: coast, entertainment, sea and beaches

The state of Santa Catarina is the smallest state in the southern region of Brazil (Região Sul do Brasil). However, this is also between the states with the highest standard of living in Brazil. The capital of the state is the city of Florianópolis, located in a magnificent position along the coast of the island […]

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The climate of Santa Catarina: when to go to Santa Catarina

The state of Santa Catarina, located in the southern part of Brazil, has a type of humid sub-tropical climate with rainfall well distributed throughout the year, with not too high variations in seasonal temperatures and with four well-defined seasons, the winters are cold especially in the highlands. The rains are slightly less abundant in the […]