| The
Southeast is home to nearly half of the Brazilian population
which is mainly housed in the cities of São Paulo, Rio
de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte.
As a major city, Rio de
Janeiro has whatever any visitor could expect and more:
Excellent restaurants, sophisticated nightclubs, charming
bars, musical extravaganzas, theaters, cinemas, museums,
art galleries, fashionable stores and shopping centers,
and world-class sport.
As a tropical resort,
Rio de Janeiro offers a wide expanse of golden beaches,
near perfect weather the year round, hotels to appeal
to every taste and budget, folklore, typical foods and
music, sightseeing, and the feeling that the visitor
has really been abroad and at a very special place.
None of this takes into account the overall beauty of
Rio de Janeiro that has made the city famous and revered
throughout the world.
São Paulo is the business capital of Brazil, the engine
that pulls the rest of the Brazilian economy. As Latin
America’s largest industrial and commercial center, São
Paulo covers an area five times larger than Paris, being
a city which offers international cuisine and a night-life
of the variety and quality of New York and Paris, but
at a fraction of the price. Belo
Horizonte acts as the gateway to the historical state
of Minas Gerais where the towns of Ouro Preto, Tiradentes,
Congonhas, Mariana and São João del Rey are to be found,
each a living historical monument.
The Southeast covers 11%
of Brazil and contains 43% of the population who live
in the states of Espírito
Santo,
Minas
Gerais,
Rio de Janeiro and
São Paulo |
