Weekly note

Brazil in February

3 of the 4 destinations in Brazil are in season in February: 0 a sweet spot, 3 good, 0 ok.

None of these has February as a sweet spot; the 3 labelled good are the best of the month: Sao Paulo, Salvador and Rio de Janeiro. Best avoided at 1 of them.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Sao Paulo good 27° 12d £794 27C max, 12 rainy days
2 Salvador good 29° 4d — 29C max, 4 rainy days
3 Rio de Janeiro goodbusy 30° 7d — busier than usual

Fares are the typical return from London for February departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for February departures.

Not this February

Other months for Brazil

February elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Brazil as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.