Antigua vs Brazil

Aerial view of Hammock Cove Antigua with pools, beach loungers, wooden pier, and turquoise water with moored floats.

Costao do Santinho Resort sits on a hillside overlooking the ocean, with a large blue pool, loungers, and multi-story beige buildings surrounded by lush green vegetation.

Antigua and Brazil, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

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By the numbers

Antigua compared with Brazil
Antigua	Measure	Brazil
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
7	Resorts in our catalog	8
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$332–$1061/night pp	Nightly rates	$128–$405/night pp
6 of 7	Adults-only resorts	0 of 8
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
September–November	Rainy season	April–July on the northeast coast
December–April	Sweet spot	September–March (southern-hemisphere spring and summer)
English (official)	Language	Portuguese (English limited outside tourist areas)
East Caribbean dollar – USD widely accepted	Currency	Brazilian real (BRL) – cards widely used
230V (110V at some hotels), Type A/B plugs	Power	127V/220V, Type N plugs (adapter needed)
On the left	Driving	On the right
V.C. Bird International, St. John's (ANU)	Main airport	Salvador (SSA)
~4–4.5h from the US East Coast	Flight time	~7–9h from the US East Coast (often via connection)

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Antigua

Brazil

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Antigua and Brazil
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Antigua · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	87	87	88	88	87	85	83
Brazil · high °F	86	87	86	84	82	80	79	79	81	83	84	85
Antigua · rain (in)	2.6	1.7	1.7	2.4	3.6	2.5	3.0	3.9	4.9	5.5	5.5	3.5
Brazil · rain (in)	2.7	3.9	6.1	10.9	10.5	8.5	6.9	4.4	3.3	3.9	4.1	4.9

Approximate climate normals for Island-wide and Northeast coast (Bahia): planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Antigua

Full Antigua guide

Chains here: Elite Island Resorts · Hammock Cove · Cocobay Resort

Best of Brazil

Full Brazil guide

Chains here: Amarante · Vila Galé · Costao do Santinho