Festas Juninas:
The Carnival of Nordeste Brazil
Travel to Brazil
- 20 days & 19 nights
- Individual from June to July
- Groups (4 to 12 people) from 06/13 to 07/02/2025 and 06/23 to 07/12/2025
No nordeste, junho é como um segundo carnaval" - In northeastern Brazil, June is like a second carnival.
In June, the Nordeste celebrates the Festas Juninasa formerly religious festival that has become a major popular event. Now synonymous with Brazilian rural culture, it celebrates joie de vivre, diversity and gratitude for the harvest, in a festive atmosphere that unites communities.
We take you on an expedition from Salvador to Sao Luis, to celebrate the most mystical region, rich in folklore and traditions, to celebrate our Brazil, the real one. In the effervescence of the festas juninas, we celebrate this land that is both rich and arid, these wild lands where life is harsh and its inhabitants big-hearted, these peoples with their great joie de vivre and mixed cultures.
Our journey begins in the city of Salvador de Bahiacradle of Afro-Brazilian culture and Brazil's first capital. We follow Moema along the cobbled streets, which are already buzzing with preparations for the big June festivities. Colonial houses with pink, blue and green facades are draped in garlands, and the air is perfumed with the scent of local specialties seasoned with bright yellow dendê oil,
and the sound of batucadas punctuates our steps.
The festive calendar takes us all the way to Sao Luis, to enter the Bumba Meu Boi festival and its colorful myths. It's lively, it's noisy, it's bright and glittery, it's the hustle and bustle of Brazilian city life.
And we change rhythm, colors. We slow down the pulse and set sail for the great adventure. From the verdant lands of Bahia, where multicolored fruits abound, immersed in Jean-Marie's fazenda, to the wild lands of the Road of Emotions, embarked by David, our expedition leader.
We're off to find, or rediscover, the essence of life in the simple, natural Brazilian northeast.
Highlights
- A festive immersion in the heart of Festas juninas, the carnival of Nordeste Brazil
- A sunset on a sailboat in Salvador's Todos os Santos bay
- A green experience on a fazenda in the state of Bahia
- A buggy expedition on the wild beaches, to meet the fishermen and craftsmen of the Céara.
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