Every year the New York Times lists the best destinations in the world to be visited. Brazilian cities of the most famous have already appeared among the recommendations, among them Fernando de Noronha was the last, entering the ranking two years in a row (2013 and 2014).

Before that, Paraty (RJ) in 2012, Bahia, highlighting Trancoso and Salvador in 2010 and others. However, for the fourth consecutive year Brazil was left out of one of the most influential lists of world tourism.

At the top of the list was a North American city, New Orleans. In South America appear places of Chile, Peru, Colombia and Bolivia. See below the 52 destinations recommended by the newspaper in 2018:

1 – New Orleans (US)
2 – Colombia
3 – Basilicata (Italy)
4 – Caribbean
5 – Vierwaldstättersee (Switzerland)
6 – Route of the Parks (Chile)
7 – Gangwon (South Korea)
8 – Cincinnati (USA)
9 – Bhutan
10 – Glasgow (Scotland)
11 – Los cabos (Mexico)
12 – Australia
13 – Cambodia
14 – Zambia
15 – Baltimore (USA)
16 – Estonia
17 – Gansu (China)
18 – Saskatoon (Canada)
19 – Seville (Spain)
20 – Papagayop Peninsula (Costa Rica)
21 – Missouri (USA)
22 – Sao Tome and Principe
23 – West Germany
24 – Fiji
25 – Chantanooga, Tennessee (USA)
26 – Oslo (Norway)
27 – Honshu’s (Japan)
28 – Arles (France)
29 – Kuélap (Peru)
30 – Denver, Colorado (US)
31 – Kigali (Rwanda)
32 – Belgrade (Serbia)
33 – Tasmania
34 – Iceland
35 – Rouge River, Oregon (US)
36 – Lithuania
37 – Buffalo, New York (USA)
38 – La Paz (Bolivia)
39 – Prague (Czech Republic)
40 – Emilia Romagna (Italy)
41 – Disney Springs, Florida (USA)
42 – Megève (France)
43 – Chandigarh (India)
44 – Seattle, Washington (USA)
45 – Rotorua (New Zealand)
46 – Ypres (Belgium)
47 – Tangier (Morocco)
48 – Ribera del Duero (Spain)
49 – Montgomery, Alabama (USA)
50 – Südtirol (Italy)
51 – Bristol (England)
52 – Luang Prabang, Laos (China)

Source: market & events

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