Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia, is a vibrant destination that offers a unique blend of culture, history, and modernity. Whether you’re interested in exploring colonial architecture, exploring the neighboring mountains, or simply soaking up the lively atmosphere, Bogotá is a city that has something for everyone.
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With the new Brazil eVisa process for U.S. citizens, traveling to Brazil just got easier! Let’s fly! Oi gente! Now is the time to visit the hottest, most exuberant, exciting country in South America. My comprehensive webinar, the FLY GUIDE to BRAZIL gives you everything you need to know about traveling to Brazil. Not only
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Florianópolis holds down southern Brazil as the region’s official beach getaway and party capital. Situated on both the Brazilian mainland and an island ringed by glorious sand-swept beaches, the city is known globally for its high standard of living, attracting a cosmopolitan mix of residents from around the country and abroad. Floripa, as it is
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São Paulo is the financial and industrial engine of Brazil. Vast and exhilarating, São Paulo is one of the most underrated cities on Earth. It may at first seem like an impenetrable concrete jungle, but the city has plenty of diversions and attractions to keep you occupied, from world-class architecture, museums, and restaurants to 24-hour
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Salvador da Bahia is a city dripping with history and culture. Founded in 1549 as Brazil’s first capital, some 80% of the city’s population is of African descent. Salvador and the state of Bahia serve as the birthplace of typically “Brazilian” cultural markers: the martial art of capoeira; the syncretic religion of Candomblé, which combines
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On this episode, I talk with Ronnell Perry, traveler, former Peace Corps volunteer, and founder of AfroBuenaventura, a travel portal inspired by communities descended from enslaved Africans that disembarked at ports throughout the Americas. We’ll talk all about volunteering in Latin America, cultural pride, identity, and a whole lot more. Tune in and get lifted!
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Nickname: A Cidade Maravilhosa (The Marvelous City) | Population: 6.5 million cariocas/12 million in metro | Area: 486.5 sq mi | Airports: Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport – Galeao (GIG) and Santos-Dumont Airport (SDU) | Time Zone: -3h from UTC/-2h DST | Famous for: beaches, booties, samba, soccer, Cristo Redentor, crime Rio de Janeiro is
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Have you ever dreamed of Rio de Janeiro? Do the rolling waves of the South Atlantic and the undulating hills of the Brazilian coast call to you? Answer the call—in style—with a luxury adventure to Brazil’s Marvelous City with Up in the Air Life luxury tour designers. Carefully curated by on-the-ground experts and encompassing food, music,
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In Venezuela, the Médanos de Coro fan across the northern coast of Falcón state like a scarf in a perpetual breeze. Rippling, undulating, incessantly moving waves of sand rise and fall with the crest and trough of every dune. Grains of sand sparkle in the tropical sun as the expanse of tan and beige and
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After Germany’s ungentlemanly thrashing of Brazil, 7-1, during the World Cup, I thought I’d share in my adopted homeland’s grief with a little of my favorite melancholy music: seven songs for seven goals. Some of the songs are about love lost and found. One laments accusations of selling out, while another praises the magic of fairies (or
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