Ccolours, rhythms, dance: Brazil it is a country where the meeting between indigenous roots, Portuguese heritage and African influences has created a unique and vibrant mix, visible in art, daily life and, of course, music.
In Brazil with iO Donna
The long tour of Brazil (departure July 22nd, return August 1st)created exclusively for you readers, touches on the iconic destinations and protected natural paradises of the North East. In the company of Mario Cinelli, deputy director of iO Donna, we immerse ourselves inatmosphere of Salvador da Bahia, the UNESCO musical capitalcradle of the evolution of samba and bossa nova and fascinating setting of Jorge Amado’s novels.
Dance and music are also the fulcrum of Candomblé, the Afro-Brazilian religion based on the cult of the Orixa, deities imported by slaves, creating syncretic rites that persist today.
Rio de Janeiro from above. (Getty Images)
We will then fly into the North-East Brazil and there it will be nature that will overwhelm us with emotions. The excursion aboard an off-road truck in the area is unforgettable Lençóis Maranhenses National Parka UNESCO World Heritage Site: a spectacular protected nature reserve, along 70 kilometers of coastline, with white sand dunes that reach up to 40 meters in height, forming a mosaic of freshwater lagoons.
Another naturalistic stop: by boat you go up the Preguiças riverbetween the lush vegetation of mangroves and palm trees and the fishing villages. The tour ends in Rio de Janeiro, with its modern and contemporary architecture, favelas, famous beaches such as Copacabana and Ipanema and urban forests. We are waiting for you!
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