Brazil vs Italy

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.

Modern wooden suite with horizontal slat cladding perched on rocky hillside overlooking sea, surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation and blue flowers.

Brazil and Italy, 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 Italy
Brazil	Measure	Italy
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
8	Resorts in our catalog	13
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$128–$405/night pp	Nightly rates	$61–$518/night pp
0 of 8	Adults-only resorts	0 of 13
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
April–July on the northeast coast	Rainy season	October–December
September–March (southern-hemisphere spring and summer)	Sweet spot	June and September; July–August is hot, busy, and priced accordingly
Portuguese (English limited outside tourist areas)	Language	Italian (English common in tourist areas)
Brazilian real (BRL) – cards widely used	Currency	Euro (EUR) – cards widely accepted
127V/220V, Type N plugs (adapter needed)	Power	230V, Type C/F/L plugs (US devices need an adapter)
On the right	Driving	On the right
Salvador (SSA)	Main airport	Palermo (PMO) or Catania (CTA)
~7–9h from the US East Coast (often via connection)	Flight time	~9–11h from the US East Coast (usually one stop)

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

Italy

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Brazil and Italy
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
Italy · high °F	59	60	63	68	75	83	88	88	82	74	66	60
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
Italy · rain (in)	2.8	2.4	1.9	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.5	1.6	3.9	3.7	3.3

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

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Brazil

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Chains here: Amarante · Vila Galé · Costao do Santinho

Best of Italy

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Chains here: VOIhotels · Mangia's · Club Med