The Amazon region is one of the world's rainiest places making travel exceedingly difficult between January and May. Similarly, if you plan to go to the Pantanal, do so during the dry season. The rest of the year roads are washed out and travel is a nightmare. The south has the most extreme temperatures and during the coldest winter months snow is even possible - but rare.

During summer (December-February) many Brazilians are on vacation, making travel expensive and frequently booked out, and from Rio to the south the humidity can be oppressive. However, summer is also the most festive time of year, as Brazilians take to the beaches and streets. School holidays begin in mid-December and go through to Carnaval, usually held in late February.

Brazil's low season corresponds to its winter. Rio temperatures hover around 23°C (73°F), with a mix of both rainy and superb days. With the exception of July, which is also a school-holiday month, this is the cheapest and least-crowded time to visit the country.

You can get to Brazil from Colombia, Venezuela or Peru by taking a boat along the longest river on earth, the Amazon. There are boats running between Belem at the mouth ot the Amazon and Manaus in the middle of the jungle. From Manaus, there are boats running up the Rio Negro to Venezuela, or to Leticia on the Colombian border, or else on really cramped boats to Peru.

It's the cheapest way to go with each leg of the journey costing around $70 including food but it's an absolute hell trip most times, with so many hammocks strewn around that they resemble a jungle canopy and you'd be forgiven for thinking that you were on board a slave ship. The food is terrible, the toilets are combined with the shower so there's always an inch of shitty water swilling around and the shores of the rainforest are so far away that you need binoculars. In any case all the tall trees have long since been cut down.

The journey from Belem to Manaus is 6 days up stream or half that coming the other direction. Expect a similar time on board a boat going insane from Manaus to anywhere else..

If you're heading onto Colombia, you'll need a flight from Leticia to Bogota as the jungle is crawling with drug smugglers and guerilla. A flight to Bogota is around $70.
If you're travelling onto Venezuela then you might be able to continue by road if the weather permits. In this part of the world everything is dependent on the rainy season in the autumn..

Boats on from Manaus to Peru get seriously overcrowded and there's a strong risk of food poisoning. You will at least get to see some cool jungle on the smaller tributaries but only a massochist would take the upstream option..

As is the case in other South American countries, Brazilian's love to travel on buses, which are a primary means of cheap transportation around the country. Consequently, buses in Brazil usually comes with an excellent and reliable service. Also, unlike other modes of transportation, buses in Brazil can transport you from all the major cities and towns, including right into the heart of the Amazon jungle. In this regard, bus journey in some of the more remote areas of Brazil have been known to have accidents, especially at night - so do be careful. Here, as a general comment, whilst Brazil's bus service is excellent, Brazil's roads (safety-wise) leave a lot to be desired.
You can arrive by bus to Brazil from Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Buenas Aires to Rio de Janeiro will take you the best part of 40 hours though you can combine it with a trip to the waterfalls of Iguacu in the east. Or if yo come across from Paraguay then there's thriving black market in fake and hi tech goods where you can get some real bargains.

A return flight l from Europe or the US to Brazil will set you back around $800-1200 depending on the season. The best prices will be found in the low season of Septermber-November.
The Brazilian Air Pass is an economical way to travel within the country. it is available only to foreigners and Brazilians residing abroad, and is offered by VARIG Airlines, or TAM Airlines.

Travelling around Brazil most of the time you'll find your accommodation in the form of pousadas, cheap guesthouses that will give you a room and breakfast for around $10.

An 18-hole course located on the northern coast of Brazil near the city of Recife. The golf course starts with two holes on Atlantic Ocean and slowly winds its way back into diverse jungle and mangrove swamps. Currently in the planning stages
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