Brasilia - The custome made city

Brasilia is not your typical South American city and has only been around for about half a century. The city was the dream of then President Juscelino Kubitschek and the shape of the city resembles a bird with its wings outstretched. You will notice very quickly that this is a city planned in every way to the sections for the hospitals to the shopping districts. The shoping district is brillant for anything you are looking for since it is all located in one main section. You might find this a bit sterile but we found this city a wonderful example of modern archetecture. The Square of Three Powers is where you can see the three seats of power in Brazil, the Congress, the Presidential Palace and the Supreme Court. If you head midway up the centre section of the city you can find one of the most interesting modern buildings in the Brasilia Cathedral. The cathedral has several curved pilars that stretch upward and are supposed to represent a pair of hands outstretched to God. Apart from all the quality archetecture, the lake is also a man-made construction. Paranoá Lake is designed to reduce the effect of the dryer months but is also offers so fantastic sunsets of the city.

Rio De Janeiro - Carnival City

Rio De Janeiro is the Carnaval capital of the world with all its fantastic party parades and wild parties. There really is no place like this place and I guarantee that when you leave all you will think about is when next you can return. You should aim to go during the main “Carnaval”, which is effectively a two week party mixed with drinking, dancing – particularly the samba, and general merry making. Apart from the famous Carnaval, the next most recognised feature of the city has to be the Christ, The Redeemer statute that overlooks the city. Originally you had to walk up all the thousands of steps to reach the statue but now they have installed elevators and escalators for the less physically inclined. And the last part, and the other reason we went, is the multitude of fantastic beaches. These range from quality surf beaches to flat family friendly beaches. Be careful though as there are still associations about what type of people visit a certain beach. Whether it’s the Gay beach (near Farme de Amoedo street in Ipanema) or the tourist beach of Copacabana, you need to find out information about where you intend to visit before setting off.