South America Travel site offers travel planning, vacation tours, pictures, maps, sighsteeing, hotels, favored destinations, culture, weather, news and current events, languages, and information about South American countries and territories.

WWW.IPANEMA.COM - Award-winning insider's guide to All About Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There are lists of places to go, things to do and see, tips on how to save money, keep safe, avoid the pitfalls, and everything you need to have a great time in Rio. There is also more basic information about topics like language, people, customs, visas, how to pack right, and much more. Find out where to eat, stay, party, find romance, adventure, whatever you may be looking for. Don't miss Pictours of Rio, pictorial tours around the city with hundreds of original photos. Take advantage of travel services offered online. They include hotel reservations with special low rates, guided city tours, car rental, discount airfare, trips Off-Rio, and all-inclusive packages to popular travel destinations in Brazil. All of our sections are available in English, and many also in German and Portuguese.

Web guide to global carnival celebrations, parades, and travel info for their host cities. Active Carnaval forum on cultural travel for New York, London, Toronto, San Francisco, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador Bahia, Trinidad, New Orleans and others. Discover the myth & magic of the dance of life. Emphasis on syncretic cultures of the New World and music like steelpan, samba and calypso. Links to Foundation of European Carnaval Cities (FECC), International Caribbean Carnival Association (ICCA), and League of Independent Samba Schools (LEISA).