Planning a trip to Brazil? Check out these hot spots in Rio and beyond

Everyone is focused on Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 summer Olympic games, but there are other places in Brazil that are worth a visit. Cond? Nast travel Mark Ellwood highlights beaches, gardens, structures, and other vacation hot spots around the country. He tells TODAY that "the place you got to go" to is Iguazu Falls, a site with almost 300 waterfalls along its border with Argentina. (Run time: 2:57)

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Everyone is focused on Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 summer Olympic games, but there are other places in Brazil that are worth a visit. Condé Nast travel Mark Ellwood highlights beaches, gardens, structures, and other vacation hot spots around the country. He tells TODAY that “the place you got to go” to is Iguazu Falls, a site with almost 300 waterfalls along its border with Argentina. (Run time: 2:57)