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Most Exciting Activities to do in Brazil

Home to the planet’s biggest river, most immense jungles and 8,000km of Atlantic-stroked beaches, Brazil is definitely an epitome of exotic adventures.

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the world’s fifth-largest country. Half of the country is covered by dense Amazon forest-home to thousands of bird species and animal species. This country has myriad adventures, from exploring epic kite-surfing conditions along the curvy Atlantic coastline to tracking trails, paddling tributaries and clambering up towering trees in the sweaty embrace of the Amazon Jungle – a wilderness so enormous it still contains lost cities ad tribes that have no contact with the outside world.

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The parks around the country provide with tourist many trekking and trail running opportunities which include routes on Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain. Some of the activities you might like trying out are

Trail Running

Challenging routes are littered all through the country’s diverse terrain but the most iconic is the annual Jungle Marathon. This is the ultimate Brazilian and Amazonian trail running challenge. Runners from all around the world come here to test their skill and performance against tackling swamps, river crossings, scorching heat and humidity, and the odd apex predator (the Black Panther). Runners might choose between the single or double pack racing option (127km or 254km respectively). The night stages of the race are the most exciting, much owed to the fact that the jungle has predators like anacondas and panthers and that is a plus on the adrenaline drive. Less is to be feared as there are armed guards constantly on the watch.

Surfing

Surfing

Southern Brazil has the best surf, with epic oceanic swells hitting the Atlantic coast during the peak April-October season. Santa Catarina is the go-to-state, and 40-beach Florianopolis is Brazil’s surf capital.

Itacare, with its diverse coastline on the central coast of Bahia (Salvador), offers great surf. Boca da Barra has a right-hander stretching for up to 2km, while Corais and Itacarenzihno form tubes, and Tirinica, short, fast-travelling hollow waves.

Sao Paulo has good surfing conditions just a couple of hours away on the state’s northern coastline, where Maresias is well-known for its tubes. The area is also popular for stand-up paddleboarding, bodyboarding and longboarding.

Kite Surfing and Wind Surfing

Fortaleza, on the northeast coast, is Brazil’s kite capital, with the area from Cumbuco to Flexeiras offering perfect wind conditions of 20 to 26 knots. Favourable breezes blow June to January across beaches such as Jericoacoara. Nearby Tatajuba is a shallow water alternative that offers even much more wind speed reaching up to 45 knots.

Diving

Diving

Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, a 21 island marine park, has fantastic diving. Visibility can exceed 40m, and wildlife includes whales, lemon and reef sharks, clownfish, parrotfish and much more. Closer to the mainland, Banco de Panela near Salvador is notable for wreck diving and marine life.

Mountain Biking

Rio’s Olympic mountain-bike course, Deodoro X-Park opened to the public after the games. The 5.4km long track reflects Rio’s culture and geography, with sandal-shaped dirt pits and coconut trees, a short climb to “The Flag Mountain” and technical boulder-strewn descent. Those looking for an off-road journey can explore the 80km east-west traverse of sensational Serra da Canastra National Park in Minas Gerais, starting from the main entrance, Sao Roque de Minas, and finishing by the 186-m high waterfall Cachoeira Casca D’Anta.

The most exciting thing to do is to take a hand gliding flight from Pedra over Rio de Janeiro, landing on a beach below. Be sure however that the glider operator is certified by the Brazilian Hand-Gliding Association.

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