Ah, Brazil; the home of beautiful women, dazzling footballers, giant statues of Jesus (or maybe just one), and, at any given moment, a few million student travellers (estimated statistics) learning the hard way that Brazilians speak Portugese, not Spanish.

Brazil is a popular destination for tourists, and it’s easy to understand why. With rainforests, highlands, scrublands, mountains, plains, savannas, gorgeous coasts, and vibrant cities making up the fifth-largest country in the world, there’s pretty much something for everyone, including the highest number of terrestrial vertebrates and invertebrates of any single country in the world - thank you, Wikipedia.

Our interest in Brazil today, however, is not with the invertebrates, or even the vertebrates. We’re here to help answer people’s questions about the country for another ‘Show and Tell’ …

Vociferously Vexing Visas! – RachelCM is getting befuddled by her Brazilian visa, receiving only one (mildly scalding) response. Got anything to add? Click here…

Brazilian Break Brainstorm – Angel_Anguish, is heading out to Brazil for three-months and is looking for advice on where to go and what to see from anyone who’s been before. A big diving enthusiast, Angel_Anguish is particularly keen to hear from anyone who’s been diving in the region. There’s already been a whole host of responses to this one, so even if you have nothing extra to add but are considering a trip to Brazil, this will be worth reading…