Búzios, one of the top beach destinations in Brazil, will be crowded soon. Right now is a great time to visit; the weather is already summer-like on the beautiful Costa do Sol (Sun Coast).

If you're visiting in the high season, it's time to find a hotel. The Villa Rasa Marina, for example, has already sold out for New Year's Eve. But there's still room for your sunny vacation in one of the city's many hotels, pousadas and guest houses.

I'm listing Búzios hotels by beach, but I haven't even started João Fernandes (coming soon), a beach dotted with pousadas that's a favorite with South American travelers. For more options, search Búzios hotels on Kayak.

Photo courtesy of Le Relais La Borie, one of the best hotels in Búzios.

New Moon opened today in about 600 movie theaters in Brazil. If you're a fan of the Twilight saga headed for Brazil on vacation and you'd like to share in the local passion for Lua Nova, as the movie is called in Portuguese, find a theater showing it on UOL Cinema. Check the drop boxes for state and city to the left.

At this point, as you can imagine, there's great anticipation in Brazil around Edward and Bella's honeymoon in Breaking Dawn (Amanhecer in Portuguese). When I read the book, I immediately thought that Angra dos Reis, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro State and packed with private islands, could be a great location. But many other places would be suitable.

And it's a Búzios hotel that comes to my mind as a romantic haven in white, Cullen style. Browse some photos of the Casas Brancas ("White Houses") Boutique Hotel: not as private as Esme Cullen's island, but don't you think the look is close?

Twilight Travel:

• New Moon Tour of Volterra
• Forks, WA on a Budget

More About New Moon:

• Photo Gallery

• Interview with Taylor Lautner

Kristen and Taylor in São Paulo:

• Press conference photo gallery

Photo of Kristen Stewart (Bella) and Taylor Lautner (Jake) in New Moon © Summit Entertainment.

Thursday night in Rio, where to go? Try Braseiro da Gávea, one of the bars and restaurants in Baixo Gávea (Low Gávea) and a great one for flirting.

Pronounced BYE-shu GA-vya, this stretch of Rio's South Side near the Jockey Club racing track is at its most crowded on Thursdays and Sundays; Braseiro is also good at shaking off the Monday night blahs.

You can still get tickets to one of Rio de Janeiro's top New Year's Eve 2010 parties, Réveillon at the Jockey Club.

The Jockey Club in Rio de Janeiro, founded in 1868, has a great structure for events and beautiful views of Rio's South Side, located as it is near the Corcovado and Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. The VIP area of the party will have privileged views of the fireworks in Copacabana and Lagoa.