Brazil Brazil is like being at a party where everyone is much cooler, better-looking, and can dance much better than you, but you don't mind because at least you were there. Stand in awe of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer, thumping samba music, riotous Maracana stadium, and scantily-clad everything, or strut like Gisele down the beach to grab a glass of açai from one of the many juice stands. Then, (because you're a tourist and not a supermodel) you can feast on feijoada and wash it down with a cool caipirinha while sailing around the lovely Ilha Grande, watching capoeira in Salvador, or lounging on the beach in Florianópolis. And there's always piranha fishing on that little river called the Amazon. Highlights: Carnival in Salvador da Bahia … World class surfing in Nexus … Rent your own island on Ilha do Pico -- $55 per head with 8 people … Dance the samba … Jungle cruise down the Amazon … Capoeira (Brazilian martial arts) lessons on the beach of Rio … Best time to visit: Year round What it costs: Student Airfare: $651 Miami to Rio de Janeiro 7 nights in a hostel: $105 in Rio de Janeiro Can of Coke: $1 Exchange rate: $1 US = 1.99 Real Student Traveler Travel in Brazil home page Study Abroad in Brazil: Center for International Educational Exchange (CIEE), Center for Study Abroad (CSA), Semester at Sea, School for International Training (SIT), Living Routes, Youth for Understanding, SUNY New Paltz, University of New Orleans, Experiment International Living, International Cultural Exchange, University of Miami Teach Abroad in Brazil: Bridge TEFL, TEFL Institute, Language Corps, I – to – I, World Endeavors, Global Choices, TEFL Job Placement, Adventure Travel: GAP Adventures, Intrepid Travel, Tucan Travel