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São Paulo is one of the world’s great football cities, but it’s also a great place to stock up on vintage football shirts. With a wide selection at great prices, make sure you leave extra room in your suitcase, as you’ll surely be leaving with several extra shirts. These stores all deal with authentic shirts—no fakes—and have a wide range of teams from around Brazil, Europe, South America, national teams, and the rest of the world.

Leblon is Rio’s swankiest neighborhood, home to some of the priciest real estate in the city. But this isn’t a stuffy neighborhood reserved for the rich—far from it. Leblon is home to some of the city’s best nightlife, as well as a beautiful stretch of beach and a number of classic botecos where you can sit back and take in carioca life.

Florianópolis, on the island of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil, is home to more than one hundred beaches. The island is a popular summer destination for South American tourists, particularly from neighbors Argentina and Uruguay, who come to enjoy the sandy beaches and the adventures to be had here.

Vila Madalena is one of the hippiest neighborhoods in São Paulo, with a bohemian past and present reflected in its ubiquitous street art and buzzing nightlife. The area is filled with charming cafes, lively bars and restaurants, and lots of independent businesses, with something to explore in every block.

Head to Liberdade, São Paulo’s ‘Japantown,’ to get a taste of what makes this city the most multicultural in South America.

Rio is one of the world’s foremost beach cities, and the lifestyle of the carioca is inextricably linked to the praia. The beach is a way of life here, and it is a shame to let a sunny day go by without at least a little time spent on the sand.

Founded merely as a port for the colonial capital of Olinda, Recife has grown to become one of the largest cities in Brazil’s northeast. With an urban landscape of small islands separated by rivers and tributaries and connected by bridges, the city offers a wonderful mix of natural beauty, history, art and culture, and culinary delights.

The town of Morro de São Paulo, on the northeastern tip of Ilha de Tinharé, is a perfect representation of what makes the Bahian lifestyle so revered throughout Brazil. This car-free village is a paradise of sandy beaches and lush tropical vegetation, where time seems to stop and the outside world disappears. Popular with tourists but not overrun, this is a perfect place to spend a magical few days away from any cares and concerns.

Brazil’s futuristic capital is a city unlike any other, built from scratch on a 3,300-foot (1,000m) plateau over the course of just three and a half years. Though Brasília can be a bit difficult to wrap your head around, it’s well worth a visit for its architectural beauty and its importance as the nation’s capital.

Located on a plateau deep in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, the Chapada Diamantina is a rugged region that offers fantastic hikes, waterfalls, and outdoor adventures.

Ilhabela is a fantastic weekend getaway offering picturesque beaches, exhilarating water sports, and large areas of lush, unspoiled tropical forest.

Home to three of Brazil’s most popular and successful teams, São Paulo is a dream destination for football fans. Each of the city’s clubs offers a lively and unique atmosphere, and a visit to any or all of the three stadiums is an excellent way to experience the culture of Latin America’s largest city. What's in this Guide to Football in São Paulo Corinthians How to Get Ticket s Palmeiras How to Get Tickets São Paulo FC How to Get Tickets Corinthians Corinthians, the city’s

Brazil is famous around the world for futebol, but Rio is arguably the city that best encapsulates the Brazilians’ approach to the sport.

Beyond the amazing flora and fauna, the island is also home to some of Brazil’s best beaches.

Rio is famous for its marvelous nightlife, and you can find great parties all over the city any night of the week.

Rio’s Centro has plenty of hidden gems to explore, and not just on rainy days.

Italians have left an indelible mark on the culture of the city, nowhere more so than in Bixiga, São Paulo’s ‘Little Italy'

The Estrada Real through the gold towns of Minas makes for one of Brazil’s best road trips.

The beautiful colonial town of Olinda, whose charming feel belies its former significance as one of the most important cities in Brazil

Situated halfway between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Paraty is a charming, well preserved colonial town on Brazil’s Costa Verde.

The city known as Roma Negra  is one of the oldest in the Americas, having served as the first capital of Colonial Brazil for two centuries.