A real traveller’s journey · Brazil

From Florianópolis to Rio

From the coast at Florianópolis, this journey turns inland to see both sides of Iguazu Falls, then heads east through São Paulo for nine nights in Rio.

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20 days · 19 nights
Crosspath traveller

The route

To the falls and back to the coast

Florianópolis → Foz do Iguaçu → São Paulo → Rio de Janeiro

The overnight stays were Florianópolis 4 nights, Foz do Iguaçu 3, São Paulo 3 and Rio 9. Three bus journeys linked them. Foz was the base for both sides of Iguazu Falls; Rio held the longest stay. This records the traveller’s route, without confirming transport schedules for a future trip.

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20 days · 19 nights

Brazil route overview. Numbered places match the stop list that follows. — Lines show stop order, not roads or transport directions. Pins show approximate places, not accommodation.

Florianópolis4 nights
Foz do Iguaçu3 nights
São Paulo3 nights
Rio de Janeiro9 nights

The traveller took buses between the four bases. Visits to both sides of Iguazu Falls were made from Foz do Iguaçu; all three nights were in Brazil.

Map outline: Natural Earth.

4 nights

Florianópolis

Four nights in Florianópolis opened the trip before the bus inland to Foz do Iguaçu. This was the first coastal stay; the route returned to the coast for a longer nine-night finish in Rio.

A sandy beach seen from rocks beside the water in the evening light — Evening on the Florianópolis coast.

3 nights

Foz do Iguaçu

The traveller arrived by bus from Florianópolis and stayed three nights in Foz do Iguaçu. This was the base for visiting both the Brazilian and Argentinian sides of Iguazu Falls, before another bus journey to São Paulo. When adapting the route, allow for the falls visits as well as the onward travel.

Waterfalls spilling over a forested cliff above a bend in the river — Iguazu Falls through a gap in the trees.

3 nights

São Paulo

Three nights in São Paulo separated the bus journey from Foz do Iguaçu and the final bus to Rio. Keep this city stay distinct from the two travel legs when deciding how many days to allocate.

9 nights

Rio de Janeiro

The traveller arrived by bus from São Paulo and spent nine nights in Rio before flying home. This was the longest stay, compared with four nights in Florianópolis and three each in Foz do Iguaçu and São Paulo. If shortening this route, decide how much of that longer final stay to keep before fixing the travel dates.

A curving beach and city neighbourhoods seen from a rocky viewpoint in Rio — Looking down on the Rio coastline.

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