BACKGROUND: God is Brazilian; Facts; Nature; Population, Politics, Economy, Oppressed and Betrayed; History; Brazil before Colonization; Early Colonial Development; Venturing into the Interior; Imposed Modernization; The Path to Independence; From Monarchy to Republic; The First Republic; From Vargas to Kubitschek; Dictatorship of the Generals; Return to the Republic; Art and Culture; Arts and Architectural History; Art from Adversity; Music: from Samba to Sepultura; Afro-Brazilian Religions; Famous People. PRACTICALITIES: Accommodation; Arrival, Before the Journey; Beach Holidays; Electricity; Emergencies; Etiquette and Customs; Festivals, Holidays, Events; Collective Intoxication of the Senses; Food and drink; Health; Information; Language; Literature; Money; National Parks; Post, Communications; Prices; Shopping, Souvenirs; Sport and Outdoors; Demigods in Yellow; Time zones; Tipping; Transport; Travelling with Children; When to go. TOURS: Tours through Brazil; Travelling in Brazil; Tour 1: Along the Costa Verde; Tour 2: Estrada Real; Tour 3: Estrada Parque; Tour 4: Estrada do Coco/Linha Verde; Tour 5: Estrada Parque do Pantanal; Tour 6: Estrada da Graciosa. Sights from A to Z: Angra dos Reis; Aparados da Serra, Serra Geral; Aparecida; Aracaju; Aracati; Armacao dos Buzios; Belem; Waterway to the West; Belo Horizonte; Blumenau, Itajai-Tal; Boa Vista; Bonito; Brasilia; 3D: Catedral Metropolitana; Camocim; Campinas; Campo Grande; Campos do Jordao; Caravelas; Caxambu; Chapada Diamantina; Chapada dos Guimaraes; Congonhas; Corumba; Cuiaba; Curitiba; Diamantina; Fernando de Noronha; Florianopolis/Ilha de Santa Catarina; Slow, Good-Natured, Endangered; Fortaleza; Foz do Iguacu; Goias; Guaruja; Igarassu; Ilhabela; Ilheus; Itatiaia; Joao Pessoa; Joinville; Juazeiro do Norte; Remembering Raimundo Jaco; Laguna; Macapa; Maceio; Manaus; Natal; Niteroi; Olinda; Ouro Preto; Palmas, Ilha do Bananal; Pantanal; Paranagua; Parati; Parintins; Petropolis; Pirenopolis; Porto Alegre; Ignominious Past; Porto Seguro; Porto Velho; Recife; Rio Branco; Rio de Janeiro; 3D: Cable Car up to Sugarloaf; Sabara; Salvador; 3D: Catedral Basilica; Mystical Subculture; Santarem; Santo A ngelo; Santos; Sao Joao del Rei; Sao Luis; Sao Paulo; Serra da Canastra; Serra do Caparao; Teresina; Torres; Treze Tilias; Ubajara; Ubatuba; Valenca; Vitoria. Glossary; Index; Photo Credits; List of Maps and Illustrations; Publishers Information.