Brazil - Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil’s southernmost state is its most culturally distinct, home to an independently minded population steeped in cattle herding and cowboy culture. From forest-covered canyons and Brazilian alpine villages to the stunning Vale dos Vinhedos, the Rio Grande do Sul defies notions of typical Brazil.
- peer over the edge of the Cânion da Fortaleza in Parque Nacional da Serra Geral
- taste your way through the New World’s emerging wine region in the Vale dos Vinhedos
- explore the Swiss-mountain-village environs of Gramado, where fondue flows freely
Coverage includes: Porto Alegre, Serra Gaúcha, Bento Gonçalves, Pinto Bandeira, Gramado, Cambará do Sul, Litoral Gaúcho, Torres and Rio Grande.
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