Bonito is an eco-tourism destination quite popular among Brazilians and little known among foreigners. It is located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, in the southernmost tip of the Pantanal region. There is an entry for Bonito on this blog, destination: Bonito. From the trip made in 2001 I uploaded a handful of [...]
This is a list of my top 10 favourite places in Brazil. It only includes places I have visited - for that reason you will not find on the list potential jewels such as Ilha Grande. Click on the names of the places to find out more about them.
1. Fernando de Noronha (Pernambuco)
Noronha [...]
Along the roads in Bonito, in the southernmost part of the Pantanal, cattle travel in search of new pastures. Now is the right season to move, as the level of the rivers is low enough to travel.
I took this picture with my first digital camera, a 1.2 megapixels Sony camera.
Although there are scores of diving (and snorkeling) locations along the Brazilian coast, the honest truth is that few would rank highly on a global scale. The exception to this would be the best diving destination in Brazil (or, should I say, the diving destination), the island of Fernando de Noronha.
Top-notch diving in Noronha, with [...]
I have been to scores of places in Brazil where I’ve been able to see and photograph wildlife. These are the top 10 places (in no particular order).
scarlet ibis in Alcântara, Maranhão [chances of spotting them: high - at the Praia da Baronesa and a nearby wetland. The scarlet ibis go to the shore to [...]
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