You know I’m getting ready to travel to Brazil, my home country and you probably know June 21st starts winter season, so I’m working on packing!
It will be very hard for me, since such a large country presents huge gaps in temperatures, depending on where you are going! No wonder travel enthusiasts often resort to finding a reliable luxury travel expert who can guide and help them with their itinerary for their Brazil escapade.
Traveling journey to Brazil could be one of the most important things that I liked during this vacation. In my opinion, cruise travel might be a better option than air, as it provides more time to enjoy with our friends and families. However, this mode of travel often comes up with a lot of challenges. I may have to book tickets in advance for the cruise along with that I need to search for a secure place to park my car when I will board the ship from the seaport. A Cruise Parking facility provided by 241 Car Services can be an affordable option to choose from before going on a sea trip.
I’m starting my trip in Sao Paulo which will have temperatures around 48 F, average that time of year is between 48 and 60F. Then I travel to Salvador, my hometown, which has temperatures higher than 80F in the winter and you can pretty much go to the beach if it’s sunny!
Needless to say, that brings a problem, that I’m trying to solve with my packing tips I’m sharing with you:
What to pack
Sao Paulo/Rio
I’m packing 2 pairs of Jeans, I leather jacket, warm pjs and that’s it! While packing clothes, leather jackets generally occupy a lot of space in the bag, however, a tutorial or blog about how to shrink leather jacket might be helpful to carry these clothes on holiday. I might buy new clothes from Brazil. I will tell you why: Brazil’s currency is $1.00 = $4.00 so I will purchase cashmere and pure cotton sweaters close to nothing. I will also purchase real leather shoes and socks very inexpensively as well.
So I will hit the mall as soon as I get there! After all, Brazil is known for being one of the fashion and style Hubs!
I’m also packing just a few pieces of underwear. Brazilian underwear is super comfortable, pretty and affordable.
If you are planning on attending the Olympics, you should plan on bringing at least a light jacket and jeans, since most games and competitions are outdoors and the air breeze in Rio, makes it cooler some times!
Salvador
I’m packing capri pants, a skirt short and a few shirt to arrive. I’m hitting the mall, for those beautiful bikinis, cover ups, real straw hats, sandals. Salvador doesn’t really sell nice winter clothes, due to the warm weather.
I will also buy natural body oils and perfumes made out of real flowers, super natural and great prices!
Here are some of my favorite stores/ brands, thought you would like to check them out, even if you are not planning on going to Brazil:
Not only the price justifies the purchases, if I brought clothes for 14 days for 3 people, the airlines fees would just be more than purchasing anything.
Have you every thought of packing light and buying things when arriving at your desination? That is my plan! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it!
Check out my Olympics tips for more information on traveling to Brazil!
This post was not sponsored, it just shares my favorite stores!
Bikini Picture Credit: Salinas
Salvador Pic Credit: Ivana Cezimbra (cousin)
Beach Picture: Moyses Fontes (brother)
We traveled to Ecuador many years ago, and want to return to the surrounding areas. This is a great list since I wouldn’t know where to begin with packing.
one of the world’s most vibrant urban landscapes, the Brazil rainforest-crowns mountaintops that surround a city nestled between jungle and sea.
Beautiful
I love the pink polka dot luggage! It looks fun and so vibrant and going to Brazil is another thing that is fun!
wonderful post i would love to go to brazil…
I wish I had the opportunity to go to Brazil; these are great tips that I wouldn’t have necessarily considered.
I would love to go to Brazil- but I am really terrible with packing. Never know what to take and whet’s not that necessary. Thanks for your tips:)
i do pack light and buy things specially when i go to asian countries like thailand or other places. they are cheaper and probbly a good excuse for me to shop more clothes and accessroesi hahah
I want to go to Brazil too but after the Olympics. You are very wise in terms of what you plan to do
Oh I would love to go to Brazil for the Olympics! Thanks for the packing tips!
While I’ve never been to Brazil, I’ve been to enough of the Caribbean to realize that the weather is the same so I would pack the same. I also don’t walk with a lot of clothes because the currency exchange is really good so I end up walking with a little and coming back with a lot. 🙂
I would love to go to Brazil!
The climate there is so different from where I live I would have to pack light..I wouldn’t know what to bring and would end up buying a lot new.
Wonderful information. I hope to travel to Brazil one day. It looks so beautiful.
Really great tips. I have not packed light and shopped at location but with the cost of checking baggage these days, I might consider it. I definitely hope to visit Brazil some day. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend the Olympics there. I hope you have a wonderful trip!
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Traci
Thanks for the travel packing tips! We’re not going to Brazil but many are going this year. I’m sure these tips will come in handy!
Brazil looks amazing. Great tips for traveling. I think I can definitely use them no matter where I am going on vacation.
Going to bookmark this for future… Very well explained the what to pack while you are up towards Brazi… This is going to help me for my next tour to Brazil.
Love your posts on all things Brazilian. I am part on my father’s side and hope to visit there soon.
How fun is that? Knowing that you can get a brand new wardrobe basically for next to nothing. I had no idea that clothing was so inexpensive there. I would totally do that, too!
Good tips, I was about to think about my next planned tour at Brazil. Great sights and people as well, one of the best countries for tourists!
I always try to pack light when traveling. I would love to make a trip to Brazil!
I would love to go to Brazil. I hear it’s a beautiful place to go. I would actually love to go there for the Olympics. That would be fun!
Haviana’s is my FAVORITE flip flop brand! And I love that American Tourister bag. I want that one 😉
These are really good ideas. I think it would be amazing to take a trip to Brazil. The weather difference would be huge.
Wondering what to pack for Brazil is such a great thing to have on your mind! I would love to go to Brazil someday!
It’s awesome that you can get stuff so inexpensively in Brazil! I am totally a one bag traveler. It saves money!
Cool! I wouldn’t even know. My husband and I never took a honeymoon, so we’re planning one right now. I have no idea where we will go!
Lots of great ideas! I hope I can go to Brazil sometime in the future. (I really want to visit Portugal!!)
So great you can buy cashmere and pure cotton sweaters for almost nothing! it is a great deal
I heard so many good things about travelling to Brazil, you are so ready. Thanks for sharing.
Brazil sounds very interesting! I would love to go there and thanks for your packing tips!
I would love to go to Brazil, I heard a lot about the nice beaches there. I will bring my two-piece too!
Oh wow that is a very light case which is great if you are stocking up on their cheap cashmere!
Brazil is such a nice getaway especially during the warmer days of the Summer! I’m sure you’re very excited and you’ve packed pretty much all the essentials you need!
Yeah, whenever I travel where the dollar buys so much I usually take my suitcases almost empty and bring them back full.
I’ll be on my 1 week vacation this coming July. Thanks for this idea.
Seems like you are ready for your trip and I hope it’s wonderful! I wonder, though, how much you are going to bring back? Will you pay extra airline fees? Or will you put your new goodies in a box and FedEx them? Maybe you’ll find homeless people there who would appreciate them (I think that’s what I would do). What will you do?
I would love to visit Brazil. If I ever go I will need to come look at this post!! Hope you had fun.
I have a beach trip coming up so this gives me ideas. I know I need a swimsuit as well as some dresses.
A light packing, nothing more, nothing less to live in that paradise for a few days! thanks for the tips!
While there is almost no chance of me ever going to Brazil, this is helpful info because I know lots of people are heading there for the Olympics 🙂