Quote:
Originally Posted by TheKiprusoffResurrection
I have seen some great travel advice and tips on CP over the years, hoping some of the members have experience travelling to Brazil, Argentina or Chile, as I have a 22 night trip booked. I am leaving late December.
I will be traveling to Sao Paulo, Rio, Foz de Iguazu, Florianopolis, Buenos Aires and Santiago. If anyone has specific tips for those locations, things to see or do (or not), things to look out for, things to avoid, etc.
I am also looking for tips specifically relating to Chile. I have 4 nights there, originally planned to spend them all in Santiago, but I have a burning desire to get into the Andes and don't want to miss my chance. Not sure if I want to stay there for 1-2 nights or just do a day trip. Any advice would be appreciated.
Also general advice for travelling in these regions as a solo traveller who cannot speak Portuguese or Spanish. I am using Babbel atm trying to get some basic Portuguese, but I will mainly be relying on Google translate. I am a very experienced solo traveller (47 countries) so this will not be my first rodeo. But I have heard english is rarely spoken in Brazil and airports can be somewhat challenging without being able to understand Portuguese.
Any help, hints or advice will be greatly appreciated. I'll pay you all back with some cool pictures when I return!
|
If you are on a Canadian passport I think you still need a tourist visa for Brazil, and it was intrusive (banking info), and a PITA generally.
Rio is an amazing city, I wouldn't spend much time in Sao Paulo, a big financial center, nothing we found very interesting. Coastal regions are super nice (Ilhabela, Paraty, Ubatuba)