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Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you make a booking through these links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The Best Time to Visit Argentina, in One Sentence It was a Thursday in early November, and Buenos Aires had turned purple. The jacaranda trees along Avenida 9 de Julio were in full bloom, dropping petals onto the pavement cafes where porteños lingered over espresso and medialunas in shirtsleeves. Warm but not yet sweltering, the city felt like it was showing off. And the hotel I’d booked in Palermo had cost me noticeably less than a friend paid the previous January. I’ll explain that gap later, because it’s the key to timing this enormous, dramatic country. ...

Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you make a booking through these links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The Best Time to Visit Brazil, in One Sentence It was a Tuesday in late September when I finally understood Rio. We’d climbed up to the Mirante Dona Marta at sunset, the air warm but no longer sticky, and below us Copacabana curved off into a gold haze while the Christ statue caught the last light behind us. No crushing crowds, no Carnival surcharge, just a perfect spring evening — and a hotel bill that would have made a February visitor weep. I’ll come back to that bill later, because it changed how I think about timing this country entirely. ...