Where to stay in Brazil

Hotels in Brazil vary according to region. First-class accomodation in Brazil is largely restricted to the cities of the south and is generally expensive. There are also a number of pousadas: small, privately run guesthouses that are less expensive than the major hotels.

Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasília have many modern hotels, ranging from the very expensive deluxe to budget options. The Amazon Basin continues to develop as a tourist attraction and has numerous lodges.

Brazil offers some extremely impressive luxury hotels, such as design marvel Hotel Unique in São Paulo, the finely tuned Sofitel on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach front, and colonial Hotel Cataratas in Foz do Iguaçu, which also affords guests glorious out-of-hours visits to the waterfalls.

Grading: The Brazilian Tourist Board has a star-rating system (from 1- to 5-star), but the classification is not widely used.