Brazil

With magnificent beaches, glorious sunny weather, rich ecosystems, vast rain forests and music-fuelled cities, Brazil bears an astounding array of wonders, where the only limit to a journey is your imagination. Spectacular, sassy and simply unforgettable.

Flying time: Rio de Janeiro - 11 hours 45 minutes.

Time difference: GMT -4 Hours.

Getting there: Direct services operate to Rio de Janeiro with British Airways.

Currency: Brazil: Real

Vaccinations: Precautions for tetanus, diphtheria, rabies, typhoid and hepatitis A are recommended, with some regions under risk of malaria - please contact your doctor for up-to-date information.

Visas: British passport holders do not require a visa. All other nationals please check visa requirements with the embassy.

Best time to visit: Brazil is a country that can be visited throughout the year. Most of the territory lies between Ecuador and Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere: the Brazilian winter lasts for only three months from June to August and summer runs from December to February.