Created for the Austrian editors of RoadRUNNER magazine, this route to southern Brazil is an exposure to Brazil’s fascinating history of European immigration and most challenging mountain riding,

and a great choice for the warmer summer months (December – February).  This is a multi-country experience in a single passport stamp,

as we wind through the country’s southern mountain ranges, visiting Swiss, Austrian, German and Italian villages, some of which were established over 150 years ago and still speaking their native dialects.

There are Dutch, Polish, Finnish and Ukrainian communities, as well. Though the focus may be the European quality motorcycling, you can’t help but be intrigued by the Continent’s influences on Brazil’s cuisine and architecture.

If the culture doesn’t resonate Alps loudly enough, the exciting riding sure will.