South America - América do Sul

South America

A view of Peru's Andes Mountains


THE South America is a continent in the western portion of the southern hemisphere. It lies between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

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Argentina
Known for being a "European nation in South America", it offers a dynamic and rich cultural life in its cities and savannas, mountains and glacier parks, sparsely populated in the south.
Bolivia
This landlocked country is arguably the only one in Latin America with an ethnic majority of indigenous peoples and a culture that is greatly affected by the high altitude of the Andes.
Brazil
The largest country in terms of area and population, and also the only Portuguese-speaking country in South America. It offers a wide variety of attractions, from the Amazon rainforest to large cities such as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Chile
A long, thin area of ​​land on the western side of the Andes that stands out on any map. This country is one of the richest countries in Latin America, and contains much of the atacama, one of the driest deserts in the world.
Colombia
After decades of violence, the country is now a much safer destination, offering jungles, volcanoes and two coastlines with a strong Caribbean feel.
Ecuador
Crossed by the Equator, this small country offers incredible diversity in its four regions: the Amazon Forest, the walk, the Pacific Coast and the Galapagos Islands.
Falkland Islands (UK)
Although most think only of the 1982 war and the ongoing dispute with the Argentina, this part of the UK in the South Atlantic has a lot to offer, including wild life in the Antarctica and far-reaching views of remote landscapes.
French Guiana (France)
The French part of South America is also part of the European Union and was the launching pad for Europe's main spaceport.
Guyana
The only English-speaking country in South America, with mountains, waterfalls and jungle.
Paraguay
Possibly the least visited country on the continent. Here you can see Jesuit missions, some important rivers and the impressive Itaipu dam, as well as hear the native Guarani language.
Peru
The historic heart of the Incas, this country still offers many heritages such as the Machu Picchu (the most visited place) and the Nazca lines, made by an earlier culture for a purpose not yet fully understood.
Suriname
Part of Netherlands until 1975, this country is a unique blend of Caribbean, Asia, Netherlands and Latin America.
Venezuela
Don't just think about oil and socialism, because Venezuela also offers jungles, waterfalls, big cities like Maracaibo and Caracas, and Lake Maracaibo, one of the largest in the world.

Cities

  • Brasilia - Capital of Brazil. The Federal District opened on April 21, 1960 in the heart of Brazil a gift for all Brazilians to promote national integration.
  • Bogota – Capital of Colombia.
  • Buenos Aires - Considered the Paris of South America, Buenos Aires retains the charm and refinement of Belle Epoque, owner of one of the first subway systems in the world, the city still preserves a large part of its imposing and sumptuous classical buildings and charming streets from the period of greatest Argentine international prestige. Considered the "Capital of Tango", land of the famous "Assado Argentino" and known for its great cultural and bohemian life, the "porteño capital" has countless charms for its visitors.
  • La Paz – Capital of Bolivia.
  • lime - Capital of Peru.
  • Rio de Janeiro - Symbolizes Brazil around the world, places like the Statue of Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado Mountain, Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, Maracanã Stadium, Sugarloaf Mountain with its famous cable car and the view of Baía da Guanabara are the most representative places in the city.
  • São Paulo – Largest city in Brazil and South America.

Other destinations

Machu Picchu, Peru.

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The continent offers travelers a full repertoire of natural attractions, such as the largest rainforest in the world (Amazon), the longest river in the world (Amazon), the second largest mountain range (walk), isolated oceanic islands (Galapagos, Easter Island and Fernando de Noronha), paradisiacal beaches (coast of the Brazilian Northeast), deserts (atacama), glacial landscapes (Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego), the highest waterfall in the world (Salto Angel, with 979 m of fall, in the Venezuela) and the falls with the greatest volume of water (waterfalls of Iguaçu), among many other breathtaking natural monuments.

In addition, the hand of man left precious things on the continent: ruins of ancient civilizations (Machu Picchu and other cities built by the Incas, Moais da Easter Island), metropolises of world influence (São Paulo, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro), architectural genius works (Brasilia, Black gold, Medellin), the oldest cave paintings on the American continent (Serra da Capybara), manifestations of black culture (savior, Cartagena and Rio de Janeiro), indigenous (Bethlehem, Manaus, Cuzco, lime, La Paz) and oriental (São Paulo, lime), mixed with the Iberian matrix of colonizers, one of the best known monuments on the planet (Cristo Redentor, in Rio), the southernmost city in the world (Ushuaia, at Argentina) and some of the biggest popular parties in the world (Carnival de savior, Barranquilla It's from Rio de Janeiro, Círio of Nazareth in Bethlehem).

To arrive

O Guarulhos international airport, in the city of Guarulhos in the Metropolitan Region of the city of São Paulo, is the main gateway to and from South America for travelers, concentrating a large number and variety of flights and airlines arriving and departing from the most varied destinations around the world.

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South America is extremely rich and diverse whether in terms of landscape, culture or tourist attractions. These are unmissable places to visit in the region:

  • The ruins of the Inca civilization - In the middle of the Andes mountain range is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. The ruins of civilization in Machu Picchu, at the Peru, reveal the high degree of civilization attained by this pre-Columbian civilization in a film-worthy setting;
  • Patagonia Argentina and Chilena - A succession of landscapes full of wildlife in the midst of huge glaciers forming exuberant landscapes that are a unique experience for the visitor.
  • salt desert - Inside the Bolivia the Salar Desert is an impressive place where instead of sand as in all deserts, the visitor glimpses an unbelievable scenario where what dominates the landscape and steals attention is a region where soil is only made of salt;
  • wetland - The largest flooded plain in the world, concentrates the largest number of bird species on the planet and with its countless animal species such as alligators, anacondas, jaguar (the largest cat in the Americas) provides landscapes of incomparable beauty;
  • Amazon rainforest - Largest tropical jungle in the world, it also has the greatest biodiversity on the planet besides the largest river in the world (Rio Amazonas), in the Amazon jungle everything seems superlative, animal species are discovered all the time, it's where the exotic is the rule, everything from more extraordinary and unbelievable is possible in this immense natural laboratory that fascinates the whole world.
  • Venezuelan Coast - The Venezuelan coast is a natural extension of the Caribbean Sea, a natural feature of this region is a turquoise sea and fascinating coastal landscapes and rare beauty.
  • Parque dos Lençóis Maranhenses - In an area the size of the city of São Paulo, on the coast of Maranhão there is a large desert of dunes between which lagoons naturally form, some very small and others enormous, in a unique setting where nature was extremely generous;
  • waterfalls of Iguaçu - The largest group of waterfalls in the world fascinates tourists from all over the planet for its grandeur and beauty. It is one of the most visited tourist spots in South America and is on the border of the Brazil with the Argentina amid the Iguacu National Park, a great nature reserve.
  • Historic Cities of Minas Gerais - Perhaps the most homogeneous and preserved set of Portuguese colonial architecture in the world, the city of Tiradentes, Mariana and Black gold make the visitor go back to the past in an environment full of architectural jewels and cobblestone streets where remarkable facts of Brazilian history took place. A heritage recognized by UNESCO.

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The great ethnic and cultural variety of native peoples and immigrants who built the identity of South America provided a highly relevant gastronomic wealth. The regional cuisine is very rich and there is a great variety of flavors, ingredients and forms of preparation that can be observed both in Spanish-speaking countries and in the interior of the country. Brazil.

In Spanish-speaking countries, the Argentine gastronomic tradition is great, especially with regard to locally produced meats and wines, with the city of Buenos Aires. At the Peru, in recent years there has been a high degree of gastronomic evolution that has earned that country great recognition.

At the Brazil the typical cuisine of Minas Gerais and Bahia is very famous, although there are typical popular dishes with great tradition in the region north and North East and in other parts of the country, which vary greatly from one region to another as a whole, in addition to destinations where, due to the great cultural influence of immigrants from various parts of the world and the country itself, there is a wide variety of restaurants, whether they are themed, international or even exotic, like what happens traditionally in the city of São Paulo, where the gastronomic environment reaches a high degree of sophistication.

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