Brazil

• 1 Home of Brazilian beauties kicks off carnival
  Brazil, homeland to some of the world's top models and Victoria's Secret angels, prepares for it's most famous party which kicks off on Friday – carnival. One of the world's biggest street...

• 2 Iguazu Falls, a paradise on earth
  As the widest series of waterfalls in the world, Iguazu Falls is one of the seven natural wonders. It offers one of the most awe-inspiring sights in nature, its widest fall stretching out across more than...

• 3 Houses to take your breath away
  The German publishing house Taschen specialise in lavish, but affordable original editions with exceptional photos on a range of topics particularly design, architecture and lifestyle. This time, with...

• 4 Samba fantasy - carnival in Rio
  Rio de Janeiro may not be capital of Brazil, but it's certainly the international capital of carnival, known around the planet for its beauty, its vivacity and its unmistakable sense of rhythm. The well-earned...

• 5 And the word is 'wonderful'!
  On-line, by phone and by text messages, thousands of people around the world have been involved in voting in this initiative launched by the New7Wonders Foundation. Chosen from a short list of twenty-eight,...

• 6 The natural wonders of the world
  The idea of listing the wonders of the world is hardly a new thing. The historian Herodotus compiled his own list way back in the fifth century BC, and from then on many have been unable to resist the...

• 7 The world's best sunsets
  Serengeti, Tanzania People who have had the good fortune to visit the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania say that until you've seen the sun set over the great orange plains you haven't lived. The image...

• 8 Carnival around the world
  There's no doubt the Venice carnival is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Whether you're actually lucky enough to wear one of the vintage costumes and enigmatic masks of what is one of the most traditional of...

• 9 In Brazil, life's a beach
  From Jeri to Florianopolis, Brazil is home to beaches that border on perfection. Indeed, there are so many candidates for the title of 'most beautiful' that it would be hard to list them all, let alone...

• 10 Dance to the rhythm of the samba at Rio's carnival celebrations
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• 11 Iguazu Falls: return to 'The Mission'
  Legend has it that the vast waterfalls here were the work of the god who inhabited the waters of the Iguazu River. Enraged when a warrior rescued the Guarani maiden he had been promised as a sacrifice...

• 12 Find summer on the beaches of Brazil
  Just hearing the names Copacabana and Ipanema is enough to transport the imagination to a world of golden sands where perfect bodies play volleyball on the beach or bask in the sun and carefree atmosphere...