A favela tour (with respect)
Community-led tours in Rocinha or Santa Marta offer perspective. These are neighborhoods, not attractions. Go with local guides who give back to the community.
✨ Must-sees in Brazil
The real must-sees in Brazil go beyond the postcard spots. These are the places locals point visitors toward once the obvious sights are out of the way.
In Brazil, must-sees comes down to a few things: a favela tour (with respect), the amazon from manaus, and a small-town festa junina.
The Amazon from Manaus
Meeting of the Waters, jungle lodges, piranha fishing, pink dolphins. It's another Brazil entirely — indigenous cultures, vast wilderness, and humbling scale.
A small-town festa junina
June festivals celebrating São João — bonfires, forró dancing, corn-based foods, and quadrilha (square dance). The best ones are in the Northeast, especially Campina Grande.