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BRAZIL WELCOMES THE WORLD next year— not to mention 2 0 1 6 , when R io will welcome the S um m er O ly m p ics — is a big year for Braz il, L atin america’ s largest nation, as it welcomes the world’ s soccer aficionados to its shores or one o the iggest s orting events in the glo e the F I F A W or ld C up . welve cities will have the honor o la ing host to f ut eb ol fans, and visitors to all o the host cities will find a ev o sights hotels and ust visits to ee the enthralled when the don t have their e es glued to the soccer all. as E m b r a t u r , the Braz ilian Board of tourism, highlights on its website, v i s i t b r a s i l . c o m , ra il wants our clients to co e live un orgetta le e eriences in a countr o uni ue culture and within this lanner we ve got the on the host cities o the W or ld C up that will mak e that happen. B r a s ilia ’s C a t e d r a l M e t r o p o lit a n a N o s s a S e n h o r a A p a r e c id a . C E ntR aL WE S t B r a s ilia F L Y : A m e r i c a n A i r l i n e s , T A M , U n i t e d , and D e l t a A i r L i n e s taxi into P residente J uscelino K ubitschek international airport, eight miles from the city-center. F ly direct from u.S . hubs atlanta and Miami. (airport code: BS B) ® CUSTOM P U BLISH I NG V.P./Group Publisher/Editorial Director Lorri Robbins Associate Publisher Terence K. Murphy Editor-in-Chief Paloma Villaverde de Rico Associate Editor Deserae del Campo Art Director Janet Del Mastro F o r m o r e in fo r m a tio n , v is itb r a s il.c o m 2 july 2013 2-7 Cities.indd 2 S E E : When J uscelino K ubitschek became president in 1 9 5 6 , he invited onl the est ra ilian architects and lanners to present ideas on how to transform Brasilia— currently a unE S C O World H eritage site— into the country’ s new capital. innovative designs o odern architecture and ur an lanning were created by architect Oscar niemeyer, landscape architect R oberto Burle Marx, and urban planner L ucio C osta; together the lanned the cit ro the ground u in onl five ears se arating it into se arate ones co ercial ad inistrative and residential. notable architectural wonders can be seen at the P r a ç a d o s T r ê s P o d e r e s , or the P laz a of three P owers, de icting ra il s three owers o govern ent in dra aticall designed edifices ade o stri ing white stone. ther nota le structures include the N a t i o n a l T h e a t r e , the E s p l a n a d e o f t h e M i n i s t e r s , and the C a t e d r a l M e t r o p o l i t a n a N o s s a S e n h o r a A p a r e c id a . S T A Y : L ocated in the south sector of Brasilia’ s hotel z one, the 30 8 -room S t . P a u l P l a z a is only 1 5 minutes from the airport offering 1 -, 2 - and 3-bedroom accommodations in modern, comfortable decor with L C D tV , complimentary WiF i, and hour roo service. he hotel s Flowers estaurant o en dail or lunch and dinner serves savor ra ilian cuisine. St. P aul P laz a is located near P a r q ue d a C id a d e, the city’ s immense park with green lawn space, jogging and cycling paths. (hotelstpaul.com.br) W O R L D C U P V E N U E : E stá dio nacional de Brasí lia Mané arrincha ca acit will host seven atches. C u ia b a F L Y : irect ights are availa le to Cuia a s arechal ondon international airport— four miles from the city— from Brasilia, S ao P aulo and R io de J aneiro on T A M , A z u l , G O L , T r i p and A v i a n c a airlines. (airport code: C GB) recommend.com 6/24/13 9:26 AM http://www.visitbrasil.com http://hotelstpaul.com.br http://www.visitbrasil.com http://www.recommend.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Recommend July 2013

Editor's Notes
Hotel Desk: Eleven Experience
Tour Talk: DuVine Cycling + Adventure
Expedition Cruising: Explore the Unexplored
Eleven Experience's Chalet Pelerin
Brazil Travel Planner
Grand Solmar Land's End Resort & Spa
Guatemala Travel Planner
Latin America Specialist Courses
The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
5 Ways to Adventure in North America
Swain Tours Shines in the Land Down Under
Seeing African Wonders Through a Viewfinder
Trinidad & Tobago
Soaring to New Heights in Saint Lucia

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