Destination Guide

Brazil

Luxury hotels, insider access, and bespoke itineraries

The Destination

Brazil delivers the Americas at their most exuberant — Rio de Janeiro's beaches and mountains, the Amazon, and colonial coastlines. In Rio, the Art Deco grandeur of Copacabana Palace has anchored the city's glamour for a century.

Our Recommended Properties

Belmond Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro · $$$$$

Rio's Art Deco grande dame on Copacabana Beach, the most storied hotel in South America since 1923

Best Time to Visit

December through March for Rio's summer, New Year and Carnival. May through September is drier, cooler and quieter across the southeast.

Insider Tips

Time a Rio stay with New Year's Eve on Copacabana or Carnival, and extend to the beaches of the Costa Verde — we arrange the private guiding and transfers.

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