No trip to Brazil is complete without experiencing the Amazon. This is probably the most famous South American feature, along with the wines of Argentina and Chile, and Columbian and Brazilian coffee.
The border city of Manaus will be your starting point for any Amazon adventure. This town is a gateway for excursions, due to its situation in the middle of the forest. You can either hire out a boat for a day trip, or plan longer expeditions depending on your particular desires.
The city of Manaus itself is not very appealing in terms of travel destinations. While it does have some famous landmarks from the rubber boom of 1896, such as the opera house, the majority of business done in this town is due to its crowded port and bustling markets. The main focus of travellers here is to use this as a jumping-off point for their Amazon adventures.
The Amazon is a vast tropical rainforest. In fact, it is the largest on the planet, cut through with an extensive series of rivers that cover more than half of Brazil. Large areas of the Amazon forest remain unexplored to this day, and there are tens of thousands of rare animals, insects, fish and plants that make their home here, including many completely unknown species. Scientists uncover thousands of new species every year from this dense, tropical paradise.