Brazil vs Egypt

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.

White resort buildings overlook multiple blue pools with palm trees and loungers at Steigenberger Resort Alaya Marsa Alam, with the Red Sea beyond.

Brazil and Egypt, 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

Brazil compared with Egypt
Brazil	Measure	Egypt
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
8	Resorts in our catalog	20
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$128–$405/night pp	Nightly rates	$62–$303/night pp
0 of 8	Adults-only resorts	4 of 20
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
April–July on the northeast coast	Rainy season	None to speak of
September–March (southern-hemisphere spring and summer)	Sweet spot	October–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)
Portuguese (English limited outside tourist areas)	Language	Arabic (English widely spoken at resorts)
Brazilian real (BRL) – cards widely used	Currency	Egyptian pound (EGP) – USD and euro often accepted
127V/220V, Type N plugs (adapter needed)	Power	220V, Type C/F plugs (European – adapter needed)
On the right	Driving	On the right
Salvador (SSA)	Main airport	Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)
~7–9h from the US East Coast (often via connection)	Flight time	~11–13h from the US East Coast (via Europe or the Gulf)

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

On the map

Brazil

Egypt

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Brazil and Egypt
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Brazil · high °F	86	87	86	84	82	80	79	79	81	83	84	85
Egypt · high °F	71	73	78	85	91	95	97	97	93	87	80	74
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
Egypt · rain (in)	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1

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

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Brazil

Full Brazil guide

Chains here: Amarante · Vila Galé · Costao do Santinho

Best of Egypt

Full Egypt guide

Chains here: Jaz Hotels · Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts · SUNRISE Resorts