Wrap your tongue around this tasty phrasebook, complete with tips for pronunciation and grammar, two-way dictionary and snappy sentence builder. You'll also find communication tips and cultural information - Brazilliant!

This is the Brazil chapter from Lonely Planet's South America on a shoestring guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Powdery white-sand beaches stretch for more than 7000km (heard of Ipanema?). Dotting this coastline are tropical islands, music-filled metropolises and enchanting colonial towns. Inland, Brazil offers dazzling sights of a different flavor: majestic waterfalls, red-rock canyons and crystal-clear rivers.

This is The Amazon chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Everyone fantasizes about a trip to the Amazon, but its quintessential experiences are actually more sublime than superlative. So give it some time and forget your expectations because on a river whose size is legendary, it's actually the little things that make it special.

This is the Rio de Janeiro City chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

A trip to Rio just wouldn't be complete without a post-Carnaval hangover or a bit of sun-worshiping on Ipanema Beach. Add to that the view from Pão de Açúcar, Rio's most famous peak or sore feet from Lapa's samba clubs and you're in a Rio state of mind.

This is the Bahia chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Bahia will hypnotize you with its culture, creamy beaches and good times. Float your cares away on the beach at Praia Taipús de Fora, dance the capoeira, witness a Candomblé follower be possessed by a deity and trek through waterfall-filled valleys.

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This is the Minais Gerais chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Minas Gerais is a delicious blend of old and new, and rich in arts and culture. Sample baroque architecture and regional cuisine in Ouro Prêto, walk the Caminho dos Escravos (Slave Road), see sculpture in Congonhas or tour the Circuito das Aguas spa towns.

This is the Sao Paulo State chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Readjust your set - flick channels from the heaving city that is Sao Paulo to the attractions of Sao Paulo the state. There's the Brazilian Atlantic Forest in Iporanga, the wild, deserted beaches just north of Ubatuba, and Serra da Mantiqueira, aka 'Brazil's Switzerland'.

The beat of Brazil will hypnotise you: music-fuelled cities, lazy islands, jewel-box colonial towns and blooming ecosystems. Float on the rhythm of the famed Amazon, get scratchy with the DJs of São Paulo and get your samba on at Carnaval.

This is the Rio de Janeiro State chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

When you've dragged yourself away from Rio the city, venture outwards into the state. There are pristine beaches and old prison ruins, colonial streets, amazing art, verdant forests and party-hearty locals.

This is the Espírito Santo chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Espírito Santo is long and lazy, home to a winding coastline dotted with sleepy fishing villages. Lo-fi pleasures include spectacular views from Morro da Penha, hanging with the turtles in the Parque Estadual de Itaúnas and dancing to forró music.

This is the Paraná chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Paraná has a uniquely un-Brazilian flavor due to its population of largely German, Polish and Ukrainian stock. Here you can get doused on a boat tour of Iguaçu Falls, take a hair-raising train ride through the jungle-covered Serra do Mar or dine on barreado in the colonial port city Antonina.

This is the Santa Catarina chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Santa Catarina is the darling of the beach set, drawing massive crowds during January and February. Other drawcards are whale-watching at Praia da Rosa, following mountain trails to hidden beaches in southern Ilha de Santa Catarina and Blumenau's beer-soaked Oktoberfest.

This is the Rio Grande do Sul chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

With a feisty cowboy history, Rio Grande do Sul is great fun to visit. You can sip erva maté in the old colonial port town of Rio Grande, get an earful of artistic and political discussion at Porto Alegre's Casa da Cultura Maria Quintana and wander the state parks around Canela.

This is the Brasília chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Have some sci-fi fun at futuristic Brasília, the '60s vision of a third-millennium city and the closest attempt on earth to create a modern utopia. Check out the floating angels of the cathedral, cruise its astonishing architecture and watch the sun set from the TV tower.

This is the Goiás chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Goiás is all about spectacular sunsets, rolling hills and relaxation. Stroll through the historic colonial towns of Goiás Velho and Pirenópolis, soak in the hot springs at Caldas Novas, trek through the Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros and cop an eyeful of emas (the biggest birds in Brazil).

This is the Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

It was once the realm of explorers, but it's ecotourists and anglers who are now hot for Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. Spot wildlife in the Pantanal, trek Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães, safari in Alta Floresta and swim with exotic fish in the rivers of Bonito.

This is the Sergipe & Alagoas chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Subtle and without flash, Sergipe & Alagoas are true hidden treasures with grass-rootsy charms. Time floats by as you sip a coconut on tropical Praia do Gunga, lounge at a pousada on the remote Alagoas north coast, cut a rug forró dancing in Maceió and splash at the Galés marine reserve.

This is the Pernambuco chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Pernambuco is exciting and relaxed, urban and rural, developed and pristine. Here, you can go wild at Carnaval in Olinda, sunbake on the beaches around Porto de Galinhas, and wander the bizarre sculpture garden at Oficina Cerâmica Francisco Brennand.

This is the Paraíba & Rio Grande do Norte chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

If you need to unwind, Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte is the place for you. Relax by cruising in a dune buggy at Genipabu, getting naked at Tambaba's famous nudist beach, whooping it up at Carnatal, and blissing out on Praia da Pipa.

This is the Ceará, Piauí and Maranhão chapter from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Explore both your inner adventurer and your inner beach bum with a trip to Ceará, Piauí and Maranhão. Party in lively beach towns like Canoa Quebrada, hike magnificent dunes, explore the lush Parnaíba delta and have some 4WD overland fun.

This is the Dictionary chapter of Lonely Planet's Brazilian Portuguese Phrasebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Stumped for words? At a bar and wanting to order that martini extra dry? No problem with this baby in your back pocket. Order it in English or Brazilian Portuguese - this dictionary goes both ways.

This chapter contains the History, Food & Drink, Culture, Environment and Carnaval in Rio sections of Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Sugar, coffee, gold, bandit explorers, a queen that liberated slaves. Absorb all that history and culture before you get your feathers at the ready and dive into the outrageous hedonism that is Carnaval in Rio with its glittering parades, brilliant parties and colourful costumes.

This chapter contains the Directory, Transport and Health chapters from Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

All the info you need on everything from flights, public transport, climate, money, the internet...you name it. Get hints on the gay and lesbian scene and tips for women travelers, disabled travelers and kids, as well as a medical checklist and recommended vaccines.

This is the Language chapter of Lonely Planet's Brazil guidebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Inside you'll find tips on pronunciation and cultural context. There's also a mini-phrasebook covering general conversation and such useful travel topics as directions, emergencies, transport, eating and shopping. You'll be chattering with the locals in no time.

This is the Practical chapter of Lonely Planet's Brazilian Portuguese Phrasebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Busy getting about? Need to take care of a little business, send a letter, bank a check? This bumper chapter is jammed with all those phrases that smooth the way. Buy a train ticket, book a hotel, sort out a cell phone or shop up a storm.

This is the Social chapter of Lonely Planet's Brazilian Portuguese Phrasebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Learn how many kisses to bestow in greeting, which form of 'thank you' to use and how to say 'I'm younger than I look'. With this chapter on your side you can discuss work and family, politics and your love of gardening. Heading for a tryst? Don't put that book down just yet - you want to know how to say 'easy tiger', right?

This is the Food chapter of Lonely Planet's Brazilian Portuguese Phrasebook, available to Pick & Mix.

Whip that serviette across your lap and hunker down for some fine, fine food. This chapter takes you through menu items, methods of preparation, condiments, drinks, self catering, and, the saddest phrase of all - últimos pedidos (last orders).

This is the Safety chapter of Lonely Planet's Brazilian Portuguese Phrasebook, available to Pick & Mix.

A spot of trouble gets a whole lot easier if you have this chapter stashed. Squeeze your way out of tricky situations, ring a doctor, yell 'stop thief!' and call on specific vocabularies for police, doctor, dentist and pharmacist.