| Sao Paulo - the heart of industrial, commercial and | | | | greens. |
| entrepreneurial Brazil - is also the main reference for | | | | Rio de Janeiro also has several top greens not far |
| Brazilian golf. Sao Paulo has more golf clubs and | | | | from its southern beaches, and just some minutes |
| players than the rest of Brazil put together. | | | | away from Copacabana or Ipanema. |
| So, if you are planning a tourist or business trip to Sao | | | | Also in the Rio de Janeiro region, you can find golf |
| Paulo, consider using one of its many golf greens. Any | | | | courses in Buzios - the Saint Tropez of Brazil -, and, in |
| reputed hotel will give you the answers you may need | | | | the opposite direction, in Angra dos Reis, a luxury |
| for access to local greens. | | | | resort, with majestic greens, connected to a top local |
| But... just because Sao Paulo is prominent in the | | | | hotel: Hotel do Frade Golf and Resort. These places |
| Brazilian golf panorama doesn't mean that there aren't | | | | are both about an hour's drive from Rio. |
| other opportunities to play. The number of Brazilian golf | | | | Much more to the south, there are the Florianopolis |
| greens is increasing rapidly. You can even play golf in | | | | greens. Florianopolis is known as a top international |
| the middle of the Amazon basin. | | | | place for sea sports (swimming, diving, and mainly |
| If interested in grasping the grandeur of the immense | | | | surfing), but it also has excellent golf greens and clubs. |
| rainforest (without forgetting the golf), think of going to | | | | And that's not all, of course. Because it is so big (a |
| Manaus, an unexpected city, born from industrial | | | | country with an area similar to that of the USA) the |
| dreams, but more and more, a big travel hub to the | | | | number of Brazilian golf greens is growing steadily. |
| surrounding rainforest. Once there, besides local | | | | Amongst the recent ones, we would emphasise a |
| cruises on the river and visits to the ecological parks, | | | | number of courses in Bahia. |
| the exploration of forest treks, or visits to the | | | | Bahia is a northeastern state of Brazil. A state with an |
| «caboclos» settlements, there is also an | | | | insurmountable friendly and musical people, with a set |
| opportunity to play golf. | | | | of exotic traditions, and a long coast of thousands of |
| Another major travel attraction in Brazil where there is | | | | miles, hiding hundreds of beach paradises still largely |
| a golf course is Iguassu, in the mid south, near the | | | | undiscovered outside Brazil |
| frontier with Argentina and Paraguay. Iguassu boasts | | | | Bahia encompasses cities such as Salvador, Costa do |
| the world's biggest waterfalls, a natural phenomenon | | | | Sauipe, or Praia do Forte, all with modern golf courses |
| far beyond Niagara Falls («poor Niagara», | | | | which have been built to satisfy recent demand and |
| said Eleanor Roosevelt, when facing the place). The | | | | the real estate boom (Bahia is also a paradise for real |
| local Bourbon Iguassu Golf Resort hotel has excellent | | | | estate bargains...). |