Key Takeaways Brazil isTravel + Leisure's top destination for 2026, but retirees can skip the tourist crowds.These six lesser-known towns offer the same natural beauty at a fraction of big-city costs.

In a new series from National Geographic, the actor travels the world—and rethinks what it means to pursue a life well lived. Will Smith, here in Bhutan, trekked all the way from the South Pole to the ...

These 10 standout images were among thousands of stunning submissions in National Geographic’s Your Shot Pictures of the Year 2025 challenge. The delicate West Indian seagrape sawfly (Sericoceros ...

In the last two years, National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek traversed the Chinese countryside, marched along the Korean Demilitarized Zone and fended off grizzly bears in Alaska. Now, his ...

Selecting the best travel images from a year’s worth of fantastic photography is quite a challenge when the photographers have travelled to all corners of the world to document features for National ...

A sperm whale floats amid shards of polar pack ice, dead and decomposing, mouth hanging open. When photographer Roie Galitz captured the scene with a drone, the image was so arresting that it took a ...

As 2025 inches towards its end, National Geographic is celebrating the year by dropping its annual Pictures of the Year 2025, “highlighting the images that most inspired and defined the past year ...

Each year, National Geographic highlights a collection of the most compelling images captured by Nat Geo photographers over the past 12 months in their "Pictures of the Year." For 2025, Nat Geo ...

Glide over the surreal beauty of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil from a mesmerizing drone perspective. Vast white sand dunes stretch endlessly, cradling countless turquoise lagoons that ...

When I first visited Brazil in 2020, my destination choice was largely driven by tropical weather and affordable hotels. Since becoming a full-time resident, those parts of Brazilian life are ...

For most first-timers visiting Brazil, the buzzy energy of Rio de Janeiro and the iconic vistas of Iguazú Falls are hard to resist. I’ve spent years traveling around Brazil and planning trips for ...

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