If You're NearbyCitiesBeachesIslands

Vitória

Espírito Santo's island capital in a bay, with city beaches, moqueca capixaba and the hilltop Penha convent across the water.

Photo: Romerito Pontes from São Carlos · CC BY 2.0
Best Time to Go
Dec–Mar
Our full guide to Vitória is being written. It's on the Southeast Brazil list as If You're Nearby.

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Must-See
Cities · UNESCO

Rio de Janeiro

About 260 miles away

The most spectacular city setting anywhere, with Sugarloaf, Christ the Redeemer, Copacabana and Ipanema.

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Worth a Detour
Cities · UNESCO

Ouro Preto

Minas Gerais
About 207 miles away

A gold-rush town of baroque churches, by the sculptor Aleijadinho. Inhotim's art park is nearby.

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Beaches · Islands

Ilha Grande

Rio de Janeiro
About 320 miles away

A car-free jungle island of trails and beaches like Lopes Mendes, by ferry from the coast between Rio and Paraty.

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The Full Short List

Southeast Brazil

Rio, São Paulo and colonial Minas Gerais.

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