Weekly note

Brazil in May

2 of the 4 destinations in Brazil are in season in May: 2 a sweet spot, 0 good, 0 ok.

May is a sweet spot at 2 of these 4 places: Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Best avoided at 2 of them.

Ranked for May

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Sao Paulo sweet spot 23° 4d £788 23C max, 4 rainy days
2 Rio de Janeiro sweet spot 26° 4d — 26C max, 4 rainy days

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

Not this May

Other months for Brazil

May 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.