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THE AMAZON FOREST
The largest remaining area of Atlantic forest is not on the coast
but inland at Iguaçu Falls. The national parks on the Brazilian
and Argentine side of the mighty Iguassu River and Falls total
over 550,000 acres of sub-tropical rainforest. This is a forest
that is never flooded, spreaded across a great plain of up to
130-200 metres of altitude, up to the bottom of the mountains.
This great plain corresponds to the sediments left by the lake
"Belterra", which occupied the greatest part of the Amazon basin
during the Miocene and the Pliocene, between 25 thousand and 1.8
million years ago.
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The impressive series of
falls rank as one of the most spectacular settings on the continent.
Thousands of people come here each year to see the spectacular falls,
yet the national parks on both sides remain almost undiscovered
as a wildlife-viewing destination. Their luxurious sub-tropical
rainforests constitute one of South America's finest areas for seeing
mammals such as Little and Red Brocket Deer, South American Coati,
White-eared Opossum, and a sub-species of the Brown Capuchin. Also
occurring but harder to see are Jaguar, Ocelot, Jaguarundi, Puma,
Margay, White-lipped Peccary, Bush Dog and Southern River Otter.
The endangered Tegu Lizard is common, and the number of butterflies
one can see is astounding.
The two parks are a top bird watching destination as well. Five
members of the toucan family are regularly seen: Toco and Red-breasted
Toucans, Chestnut-eared Araçari, Saffron and Spot-billed
Toucanets. Other exciting bird possibilities include Spotted Bamboowren,
Grey-bellied Spinetail, several antshrikes, Short-tailed Antthrush,
and others in the bamboo stands. Forest possibilities include Rufous-thighed
Kite, Black-and-White Hawk-Eagle, Black-fronted Piping-Guan, Blue
Ground Dove, Dark-billed Cuckoo, Black-capped Screech-Owl, the nattereri
race of Short-tailed Nighthawk, Great Dusky Swift by the thousands
as they dart in and out of the falls or perch on the rock walls,
Surucua Trogon, Chestnut-eared Araçari, Rufous-winged Antwren,
Black-crowned Tityra, Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, White-winged Swallow,
Plush-crested Jay, Cream-bellied Gnatcatcher, Black-goggled and
Magpie Tanagers, Green-chinned Euphonia, Black-throated and Ultramarine
Grosbeaks, Yellow-billed Cardinal, Red-crested Finch and many more.
In the evenings we'll spotlight for deer, Agouti and other mammals
that come out of the forest to feed at night, and have a spot for
the magnificent Rusty-barred Owl.
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RIO DE JANEIRO - CARNIVAL
To visit the city in the Carnival period and to watch to so called
"the biggest show in the planet", the parade of the samba schools
in the "Sambódromo". It's a spectacle with colors, music
and unforgettable and involving rhythm.
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SALVADOR - FOLCLORIC
BALLETS
In the square of Jorge Amado museum, near a beautifull church there
is a foundation to learn a job to young 'not rich' boys and girls:
they can learn brasilian cooking, became weiters or learn about
music and traditional dancing, so every night you can taste in a
good 'all you can eat' restaurant a lot of brasilian dishes made
by themselves and see a beautifull show about 'orishas' of candomblè,
capoeira and the slavery history.
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SAO PAULO - MUSEUM
São Paulo has excellent art and historical museums. The modern
and bold building MASP keeps an internationally famous collection
of artists like Bosch, Rembrant, Poussin, Van Gogh, Renoir and Degas.
Pinacoteca do Estado (State Art Museum) is located on a totally
recovered building from 1905 and it has art works in its heap from
XIX century and modern Brazilian artists. Museu Paulista (Paulista
Museum), called Museu do Ipiranga (Ipiranga Museum), exhibits objects
that tell Brazilian history from XIX and XX centuries. Museu de
Arte Sacra (Sacred Art Museum) has religious pictures and objects,
the most ancient from XVI century, within a collection of over 4
thousand pieces. These are only a few within several places destined
to culture in the city.
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IGUASSU FALLS - RAIN
FORESTS
This magnificent array of waterfalls
is located in Southern Brasil in the state of Parana on the border
between Argentina and Brasil. They stretch for 2.5 miles plunging
269 feet (82m) into Iguaçu River. They are absolutely "deslumbrante."
Numerous rocky and wooded islands on the edge of the escarpment
over which the Iguaçu River plunges divide the falls into
some 275 separate waterfalls or cataracts. The name of the falls
comes from the Guarani Indian word meaning "great water." In 1986
Iguacu Falls were declared a Natural Heritage of Mankind by Unesco.Perhaps
the largest remaining area of Atlantic forest is not on the coast
but inland at Iguaçu Falls. The national parks on the Brazilian
and Argentine side of the mighty Iguassu River and Falls total over
550,000 acres of sub-tropical rainforest.
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The national parks on both sides remain almost
undiscovered as a wildlife-viewing destination. Their luxurious
sub-tropical rainforests constitute one of South America's finest
areas for seeing mammals such as Little and Red Brocket Deer,
South American Coati, White-eared Opossum, and a sub-species of
the Brown Capuchin. Also occurring but harder to see are Jaguar,
Ocelot, Jaguarundi, Puma, Margay, White-lipped Peccary, Bush Dog
and Southern River Otter. The endangered Tegu Lizard is common,
and the number of butterflies one can see is astounding.
The two parks are a top bird watching destination
as well. Five members of the toucan family are regularly seen:
Toco and Red-breasted Toucans, Chestnut-eared Araçari,
Saffron and Spot-billed Toucanets. Other exciting bird possibilities
include Spotted Bamboowren, Grey-bellied Spinetail, several antshrikes,
Short-tailed Antthrush, and others in the bamboo stands.
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