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Brazil

The climate of Maranhão: when to go in Maranhão

Maranhão has a tropical climate with two distinct seasons based on rainfall. High temperatures and high humidity occur during the rainy season. While during the dry season the temperatures are always high but the humidity is lower. Along the coast, rainfall is greater and the dry season is limited to a short period between August […]

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Brazil

Mato Grosso do Sul: Pantanal, nature and water

Mato Grosso do Sul is a state of Brazil located in the central eastern region of the country, bordering Paraguay and Bolivia. Its territory is as large as that of Germany but despite this it is only the sixth largest Brazilian state, and its surface represents just over 4% of the total surface of Brazil. […]

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Brazil

The climate of Mato Grosso do Sul: when to go

Mato Grosso do Sul has a tropical climate, which in the highest areas of the eastern highlands becomes a tropical climate of altitude. The climate can be divided into two seasons based on rainfall, there is a rainy season between October and May and a drier season between June and September. The annual average rainfall […]

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Brazil

Carnival of Brazil: the most popular festival in the country

The most popular and best known fastival in Brazil is the famous Carnival (Carnaval do Brasil). A holiday linked to Easter and the period of Lent. The Carnival takes place over four days between Friday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The end of the Carnival marks the beginning of Lent, that is, the 40-day penance […]

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Brazil

Brazil power plugs and sockets, telephones

BRAZIL: ENTRANCE DOCUMENTS Documents: To enter Brazil, you must have a passport with a residual validity of at least six months at the time of entry into the country. Even children and minors need their own passport. Entry visa: not necessary, for tourism up to 90 days of stay in the country. Citizens of some […]

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Bolivia

The highlands of Bolivia: landscapes of another planet

A spectacular land, a high altitude desert with majestic snowy volcanoes. But also colored lagoons, rocks smoothed by atmospheric agents, plateaus with Martian soils. And finally a vast plain of salt, the Salar de Uyuni, which in the rainy season becomes a vast lake with water only 5 centimeters high. All this and much more […]

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Argentina

Valdes Peninsula, the paradise of marine mammals

Along the coast of Argentina almost halfway between Buenos Aires and Tierra del Fuego there is a large quadrangular peninsula which is joined to the rest of the country by a narrow isthmus: the Isthmus Carlos Ameghino. This peninsula, the Valdes Peninsula, which covers over 3,600 sq km, is made up of a semi-desert territory. […]

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Argentina

The National Park of the Tierra del Fuego

At the southern end of South America lies a vast wild island: the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego in Spanish, known more simply as Tierra del Fuego. This island covers almost 48,000 sq km and represents the southernmost offshoot of Argentina. This is not the southernmost point of South America because the Chilean territory […]

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Argentina

Argentine Patagonia: the petrified forest of Jaramillo

In the most extreme part of South America. In the heart of Argentine Patagonia, in the province of Santa Cruz. There is a natural wonder that comes directly from the age of the dinosaurs: the petrified forest, the Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo. The park includes an area of over 63,000 hectares of Patagonian […]

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Argentina

Ushuaia: the southernmost city in the world

Ushuaia is the main center of Tierra del Fuego and is generally known as the southernmost city in the world. The city was recently founded, it was in fact founded in 1870 by some British missionaries, later it developed as a penal colony. Ushuaia is located in Argentina on the southern section of the island […]

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Argentina Brazil Itineraries and Travel Reviews

Itinerary in Brazil and Northern Argentina

ITINERARY IN BRAZIL AND NORTHERN ARGENTINA Here are the stages of our itinerary in Brazil and Northern Argentina. 1 day Flight Italy-São Paulo-Rio de Janeiro 2nd day RIO DE JANEIRO Arrival in Rio de Janeiro in the morning. Overnight at: Hotel Windsor Plaza Copacabana (new hotel located in a good location very close to the […]

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Argentina

The climate of Buenos Aires: when to go to Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires has a humid sub-tropical climate with hot, humid and rainy summers, mild and relatively dry winters, springs and autumns with variable climate and wind. In summer there can be intense storms during which huge quantities of rain can fall in a short time. The climate of Buenos Aires is influenced by two types […]

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Argentina

Argentina power plugs and sockets, telephones

ARGENTINA DOCUMENTS Documents: To enter Argentina you need to have a passport valid for at least three months from the date of departure. Even children and minors need their own passport. Visa: not necessary for tourist stays of less than three months. For the documents necessary to travel to Argentina we always recommend checking the […]

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Argentina

Buenos Aires: capital and economic center of Argentina

Buenos Aires is the city which is the capital of Argentina. This is one of the largest metropolitan areas in Latin America and the industrial, cultural, economic and commercial engine of the country. The city has almost 3 million inhabitants, but over 15 million people live in its metropolitan area. Buenos Aires rises in the […]

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Spain

Tourist attractions of Menorca: what to see in Menorca

Despite the mass tourism that began in the 60s of the twentieth century, Menorca still remains a relatively peaceful place compared to neighboring islands such as Ibiza and Majorca. The sea and beach life are the main tourist attractions in Menorca. The most popular resorts are concentrated along the south coast, while the north coast […]