| An increasing popular country to visit for Brits is Brazil | | | | Brazil. One of the most famous films which featured |
| and there are many reasons why people want to go | | | | Copacabana was the critically acclaimed City of God |
| there. Firstly and very importantly is the weather. Brazil | | | | which looks at the life of young men growing up in the |
| is south of the equator so whilst the UK is in winter it's | | | | Favelas of the city. |
| summer over in Brazil, and the summers are not like in | | | | One downside of visiting Brazil is the cost of the flights, |
| the UK, they are long, hot and dry. If you visit the North | | | | though it's relatively cheap when you get there, it is |
| East of the country, which is very close to the equator, | | | | expensive to fly to Brazil. The very cheapest flights |
| temperatures rarely go below 30 degrees in summer. | | | | are around £500 going up to over £1,000 in |
| As well as it being very warm it is also dry. Winter in | | | | summer, and especially for the New Year. What's |
| the North East is not much colder than the summer but | | | | strange about the price of flights to Brazil is that there |
| the downside if that there is a lot of rain, therefore | | | | are many destinations further away that are cheaper |
| summer is definitely the time to go. | | | | than Brazil. For example it can often be cheaper to fly |
| Not only is there good weather in Brazil there is also a | | | | to Australia and Brazil even though it's twice the |
| great deal of attractions to see. If you take the most | | | | distance. The reason of the cost of flights is that, even |
| popular destination in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, there are | | | | though it's becoming more popular, there are still not a |
| some of the most famous landmarks in the world to | | | | large number of airlines flying to Brazil from the UK. |
| visit. Probably the most famous places to visit are the | | | | So what to expect when you arrive in Brazil, it's |
| beaches; there is Copacabana, made famous by the | | | | known for having some of the most beautiful men and |
| Barry Manilow song and Ipanema from the Bossa | | | | women in the world. Most people will head to the |
| Nova song by Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Girl from | | | | beaches and view the beautiful people in their bikinis |
| Ipanema. These beaches are not just famous from | | | | and Brazil Havaianas, lapping up the sun or playing |
| songs being written about them there was also | | | | football on the beach. |
| featured in a number of films and documentaries about | | | | |