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Backpacking Brazil: 16 best places to visit

The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Brazil, ranked and mapped. Tap any place to drop it into a free, day-by-day route built around how you actually travel.

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  1. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1

    Rio de Janeiro

    Rio de Janeiro

    Beaches, Christ, sugarloaf.

  2. Foz do Iguacu, Brazil2

    Foz do Iguacu

    Parana

    The Brazilian side of the falls.

  3. Salvador, Brazil3

    Salvador

    Bahia

    Afro-Brazilian old town.

  4. Florianopolis, Brazil4

    Florianopolis

    Santa Catarina

    Island of 40+ beaches.

  5. Fernando de Noronha, Brazil5

    Fernando de Noronha

    Pernambuco

    Pristine protected archipelago.

  6. Manaus, Brazil6

    Manaus

    Amazonas

    Gateway to the Amazon.

  7. Chapada Diamantina, Brazil7

    Chapada Diamantina

    Bahia

    Plateaus, caves, waterfalls.

  8. Lencois Maranhenses, Brazil8

    Lencois Maranhenses

    Maranhao

    Dunes with turquoise lagoons.

  9. Paraty, Brazil9

    Paraty

    Rio de Janeiro

    Colonial coast and islands.

  10. Pantanal, Brazil10

    Pantanal

    Mato Grosso

    Best wildlife-watching wetland.

  11. Bonito, Brazil11

    Bonito

    Mato Grosso do Sul

    Crystal-clear river snorkelling.

  12. Jericoacoara, Brazil12

    Jericoacoara

    Ceara

    Sand-street dune village.

  13. Sao Paulo, Brazil13

    Sao Paulo

    Sao Paulo

    Vast art-and-food megacity.

  14. Ilha Grande, Brazil14

    Ilha Grande

    Rio de Janeiro

    Car-free jungle island.

  15. Ouro Preto, Brazil15

    Ouro Preto

    Minas Gerais

    Baroque gold-rush town.

  16. Chapada dos Veadeiros, Brazil16

    Chapada dos Veadeiros

    Goias

    Highland waterfalls and cerrado.

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