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Adults-Only
Grown-up calm, no kids on site.
20 destinations
All-Inclusive
One price, meals and drinks included — easy beach days.
0 destinations
Apartment
Self-catering apartments and aparthotels with a kitchen.
59 destinations
Beachfront
Stays right on the sand, with the ocean a few steps from your door.
13 destinations
Boutique
Design-led independent stays with character.
13 destinations
Budget
Great-value stays that leave room for the trip.
13 destinations
Carnival District
Stays in the heart of samba and carnival celebrations.
0 destinations
Countryside
Fazendas, sítios and farm-stays inland and in the hills.
17 destinations
Design
Architect-led, modernist and contemporary stays.
7 destinations
Eco-Lodge
Low-impact stays in the Mata Atlântica, cerrado and coast.
4 destinations
Family-Friendly
Room for everyone, with kids genuinely welcome.
66 destinations
Historic
Colonial casarões and heritage buildings with a story.
20 destinations
Hostel
Social, low-cost beds — dorms and privates.
15 destinations
Jungle Lodge
Deep-nature lodges in the Amazon, Pantanal and rainforest.
10 destinations
Luxury
Five-star service and the finer things.
38 destinations
Nightlife
Close to the bars, baladas and the night.
8 destinations
Pantanal Lodge
Eco-lodges inside the Pantanal for jaguar tracking and bird watching.
0 destinations
Pet-Friendly
Pet-friendly hotels in Brazil are easiest to find in the South and the interior, not on the famous beaches. Of the 1,751 hotels in this guide, 646 in 71 destinations accept pets, and the deepest choice is in Pelotas (23), Porto Alegre (22) and Curitiba (21), followed by Bauru (17), Santarém and Cascavel (16 each). São Paulo and Piracicaba have 13 each, Aracaju 12, Campinas and Caxias do Sul 11, Ribeirão Preto 9, while Rio de Janeiro has only 6 and Fortaleza 5, so on the coast I would book the dog's room before anything else. The map suits road trips with a dog between cities of the interior and the South, where business hotels and pousadas account for most of the choice. In Brazil, "aceita pet" usually means a dog or cat within limits set by each hotel: size, number of animals and the areas they may use, so read the house rules on the booking page rather than the badge alone. Flying is stricter: ANAC lets each airline set its own conditions under Portaria 12.307/2023, cabin places per flight are limited, and Azul, GOL and LATAM ask for a veterinary health certificate signed by a CRMV-registered vet and a valid rabies vaccination. Pick a destination below to compare the hotels that take pets, with their ratings and locations.
64 destinations
Pool
Stays with a pool to cool off after a day out.
65 destinations
Pousada
A pousada is Brazil's small guesthouse, and it is an official category, not a marketing word: the Ministry of Tourism's SBClass system, created by Portaria 100 of 2011, lists the pousada as one of seven types of lodging, next to the hotel, resort, hotel fazenda, historic hotel, flat and cama e café, and can rate it from one to five stars. Joining SBClass is voluntary, so the stars you see on a booking site are not necessarily the official ones. This guide covers 359 pousadas in 70 destinations across the country. Fernando de Noronha leads with 29, which suits an island where every visitor also pays the daily environmental preservation fee set by the island's administration. Florianópolis follows with 23, then Abadia de Goiás (20), Serra Negra (17), Anápolis (11) and Aracaju (10); Campinas and Natal have 9 each, Recife, Maceió and Santarém 8. On the coast I would pick the pousada for its exact position on the beach, since a few hundred metres change everything when you are on foot. Under SBClass, each extra star adds required services on top of minimum standards for infrastructure, service and sustainability. Choose a destination below to compare its pousadas, with ratings, reviews and locations.
62 destinations
Resort
All-in-one resorts with everything on site, from pools to beach clubs.
5 destinations
Rio View
Hotels with views of Rio de Janeiro's iconic skyline, bay and mountains.
0 destinations
Romantic
Intimate stays made for couples and honeymoons.
27 destinations
Spa & Wellness
Spas, saunas and thermal waters for a reset.
61 destinations
Surf
Steps from the break, boards and the morning swell.
5 destinations