Travel to Brazil with trip leader Gonzalo Trama (HD)
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Brazil is the largest country in
South America and fifth largest in the world.
Famous for its football (soccer) tradition and its annual
Carnaval in
Rio de Janeiro,
Salvador,
Recife and
Olinda. It is a country of great diversity, from the bustling urban mosaic of
São Paulo to the infinite cultural energy of
Pernambuco and
Bahia, the wilderness of the
Amazon rainforest and world-class landmarks such as the
Iguaçu Falls, there is plenty to see and to do in Brazil.
See in Brazil
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Natural wonders
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Mata Atlantica, Bahia
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Amazon Rainforest -
The Amazon River Basin holds more than half of the world's remaining rainforest, and over 60% of that lies within the
North of Brazil — approximately one billion acres with incredible biodiversity. The region is home to about 2.5 million insect species, over 40,
000 plants species,
2200 fish species, and more than 2,000 types of birds and mammals. One in five of all the bird species in the world live in the rainforests of the
Amazon, and one in five of the fish species live in Amazonian rivers and streams.
Atlantic Forest (
Mata Atlântica) - A region of tropical and subtropical forest which extends along the
Atlantic coast of Brazil from
Rio Grande do Norte state in the
Northeast to
Rio Grande do Sul state in the
South.
The Atlantic Forest has a wide variety of vegetation, including the many tree species such as the iconic araucaria tree in the south or the mangroves of the northeast, dozens of types of bromeliads and orchids, and unique critters such as capivara.
The forest has also been designated a
World Biosphere Reserve, with a large number of highly endangered species including the well-known marmosets, lion tamarins and woolly spider monkeys.
Unfortunately, it has been extensively cleared since colonial times, mainly for the farming of sugar cane and for urban settlements — The remnants are estimated to be less than 10% of the original, and that is often broken into hilltop islands. However, large swaths of it are protected by hundreds of parks, including 131 federal parks, 443 state parks, and 14 municipal parks, most of which are open to visitation.
Campos Gerais - With a vast vegetation of grasses and areas of transition between the
Cerrado and Atlantic Forest, this region offers beautiful scenery of cliffs and canyons, as Jaguaricatú
Valley, beyond the fifth and the eighth most extensive canyons in the world, which are respectively Guartelá and
Jaguariaíva . Jaguariaíva the canyon is made more beautiful rafting activity in Brazil.
Pantanal - A vast tropical wetland expanse, one of the world's largest. 80% of it lies within the state of
Mato Grosso do Sul but it also extends into
Mato Grosso (as well as into portions of
Bolivia and
Paraguay), sprawling over an area estimated at between
140,000 and 195,000 square kilometers (54,000-75,000 sq mi). 80% of the Pantanal floodplains are submerged during the rainy seasons, nurturing an astonishing biologically diverse collection of aquatic plants and helping support a dense array of animal species.
Waterfalls (Cachoeiras) - Brazil has an amazing range of impressive waterfalls of all sizes and shapes. Iguaçu Falls, in eastern
Parana, is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world, truly a sight to see. The 353-meter
Cachoeira da Fumaça in Bahia's
Chapada Diamantina National Park is the country's second highest waterfall, after the Amazon's almost inaccessible Cachoeira do Araca. Other famous waterfalls include
Caracol Falls, in a Rio Grande do Sul state park of the same name near
Canela, Itaquira Falls, an easily accessible 168-meter fall near
Formosa, Goiás, and the gorge at
Parque da Cascata near
Sete Lagoas,
Minas Gerais. Aside from the nationally famous falls, in many parts of the country, particularly the South,
Southeast, and
Central West regions, you are rarely far from at least one locally-famous, named waterfall worth a short hike.
Architecture
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Colonial architecture - Many cities have reminders of Brazil's colonial past, with churches, monasteries, forts, barracks, and other structures still intact. Some of the most concentrated and best-preserved colonial buildings can be found in old gold-mining towns such as
Ouro Preto and
Tiradentes, but many other cities such as Rio de Janeiro,
Petrópolis, Salvador, Recife,
Paraty, and
Goiânia have quite significant colonial centers as well.