Brazil Family Holidays

Brazil is a great destination for families, most especially with older children who love their action adventures, whether on land or in the sea. It is a vast country with lots of different micro climates, so there is always a destination to suit whatever the time of year.

Sporty types will love the fact that Brazilians in general love to be active. In Rio, do as the Cariocas do and cycle along the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, stopping at a juice bar to sample exotic fruits from acerola to acai! Try a lesson in footvolley on the beach before heading to a classic Rio tradition for lunch - an all you can eat barbecue - kids will love the red and green stop and go signs! Brazil is of course crazy about football, and soccer fans can head to the famous Maracana stadium or even a football clinic at Zico Football Center. If the beautiful game is not everyone's thing, perhaps a samba school lesson will be just as fun!

As you head south, we can arrange surf school and spectacular whale-watching trips from around Florianopolis and thrilling speedboat rides as well as kayaking and rapelling at Iguacu Falls. Combine your family holiday in the southern half of Brazil with a journey into a haven for unique and fascinating wildlife. The Southern Pantanal offers some fantastic family-friendly lodges where you can hike, ride, take 4x4 drives and boat trips out in these incredible wetlands. Kids will love the bizarre mammals unique to this region from capybara to giant anteaters and hyacinth macaws. Stop off en route to your Pantanal lodge in Bonito for a night or two for a fantastic river floating tour to swim among giant tropical fish as you snorkel downriver and stop to swim in beautiful waterfalls.

Heading north from Rio gives you a choice of thousands of miles of stunning and deserted beaches where you can discover sea turtle conservation projects, spend a few days whizzing along the coast or over giant sand dunes by jeep or try some exhilarating watersports. Jericoacoara is a great place to try kite-surfing and offers a super laidback beach break away from the crowds. Moving inland from the beautiful coast and its boutique hotels and private villas ideal for family groups takes you into a vast tract of dense rainforest, a brilliant world of flora and fauna along the Amazon River, looking out for pink river dolphins and fishing for piranha.