Brazil

So you’ve booked your flight, got your visa and found the best place to stay in Rio. You’re well on your way to jetting off on holiday, but there’s more to do than simply pack your suitcase. Now, it's time to find out 10 things you need to know before you visit Rio de Janeiro. 1. Learn some Portuguese Many travelers...

Rio de Janeiro - the Marvelous City - is one of those places I've always wanted to go. Despite this, I didn't know much about it. Like most travellers, I'd seen Christ the Redeemer in photographs and watched an overcrowded Copacabana beach on TV at New Year's Eve, but that was it. When I started to prepare myself for the...