Rio de Janeiro stretches between white sandy beaches and mountains, with colonial neighbourhoods, modernist architectural styles and the addictive sound of samba tying it all together.
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Since its inception in 1962, Havaianas has sold more than four billion pairs worldwide; put end to end that is enough pairs to go around the world 40 times.
One day in this Brazilian city moves across contrasting worlds of wealth and poverty, from the motogirls to the nightlife entrepreneurs.
While sustainable forestry techniques could reduce rainforest deforestation by millions of acres per year, travellers can also play their part.
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The economic and financial centre of Brazil is also a cultural hotbed that attracts residents from all over the world.
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Straddling Argentina and Brazil, the furious cauldron of water that is translated from Guaraní as “Big Waters” has 275 waterfalls that spill 30 million litres of water every second.
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Seven attainable peaks in South America
A Costa Rican coastal area renowned for surfing
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Italy’s stolen treasures come home
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South Korea
The Spanish ritual of baby jumping
Spain
Beijing’s labyrinth of history
Beijing
America’s best little beach towns
Washington
A new chapter for Johannesburg
South Africa
Duct tape designs take form in Ohio
USA
Reader Q&A: Mini breaks from London
London
See eye to eye with a butterfly
San Francisco
Spain’s super-charged sport
Spain
Walking in Inca footsteps
Peru
Jaffa, an Israeli city in flux
Israel
An artful 48 hours in Neukölln
Berlin
New gear to smooth summer travel
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Monkeying around in China
China
Italy’s lesser-known Riviera
Italy
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