With over 7,000 miles of coastline, Brazil boasts some of the world's most stunning tropical beaches. This South American beach destination offers year-round sunshine and soft, white sands. In fact, Brazil's obsession with its beach culture even gave rise to the exotic 'tanga" or thong bikini in the 1960's.
The Brazilians' favourite carnival is in Salvador, Bahia where you can still dance the night away for free. There are two huge parade routes in the city and each run for six days and six nights (that's two more than in Rio) with amazing trio electricos - enormous mobile stages that get pulled through the crowds by huge trucks.