Brazil vs Mozambique

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.

Thatched-roof bungalow with wooden deck at dusk, featuring black sofa, clay fire bowl, and lit interiors at andBeyond Benguerra Island.

Brazil and Mozambique, 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.

By the numbers

Brazil compared with Mozambique
Brazil	Measure	Mozambique
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
8 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	3
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$119–$405/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$579–$592/night pp
0 of 8	Adults-only resorts	0 of 3
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
April–July on the northeast coast	Rainy season	December–March
September–March (southern-hemisphere spring and summer)	Sweet spot	May–October
Portuguese (English limited outside tourist areas)	Language	Portuguese official; some English at resorts
Brazilian real (BRL) – cards widely used	Currency	Mozambican metical (MZN); USD often accepted at resorts
127V/220V, Type N plugs (adapter needed)	Power	220V, Type C/F and M plugs – bring a universal adapter
On the right	Driving	On the left
Salvador (SSA)	Main airport	Vilankulo (VNX); via Maputo, Joburg or charter
~7–9h from the US East Coast (often via connection)	Flight time	~18–22h+ from the US, with connections

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Brazil

Mozambique

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Brazil and Mozambique
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
Mozambique · high °F	88	88	87	84	81	78	78	80	83	85	87	88
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
Mozambique · rain (in)	5.5	5.0	3.5	1.5	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.2	2.5	4.5

Approximate climate normals for Northeast coast (Bahia) and Bazaruto / Vilanculos coast: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.