For hundreds of years, Brazil has symbolised
the great escape into a primordial, tropical paradise, igniting the
Western imagination like no other South American country. From the
mad passion of Carnaval to the immensity of the dark Amazon, it is
a country of mythic proportions.
Perhaps it's not quite the Eden of popular imagination, but it's
still a land of staggering beauty. There are stretches of unexplored
rainforest, islands with pristine tropical beaches, and endless rivers.
And there are the people themselves, who delight the visitor with
their energy and joy.
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