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new 7 natural wonders of the world – the finalists

The list with the 28 finalists for the new 7 wonders of nature has been announced. It includes two candidates with an important Brazilian input: the Iguazu Falls, shared with Argentina and the Amazon jungle, shared with Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

It is, above all, a marketing drive to [...]

10 must-see places in Brazil

Nearly two years after the publication of my first list of favourite places in Brazil (Top 10: favourite places in Brazil) a revamped version of that list makes the blog’s frontpage – gaining a catchier title in the process. So here is the 2009 ranking of my 10 must-see places in Brazil. Click on the [...]

World Heritage sites in Brazil: a report

The AdventureTravelLogue reported last November that the National Geographic and the George Washington University had conducted a third study on the situation of some of Unesco World Heritage sites.
Three Brazilian sites were assessed in the report:
Iguazu Falls, (shared with Argentina) received a score of 61 out of 100, indicating mixed reviews, positive and negative aspects [...]

World Heritage Sites

The list of World Heritage sites drafted by UNESCO includes 10 Brazilian locations under the Cultural Heritage category and 7 under the Natural Heritage one.

Cultural Heritage:

Brasilia
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
Historic Centre of São Luís
Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
Historic Town of [...]

Enough water at the Iguazú falls?

The volume of water the Iguazu river carries when it goes through the falls fluctuates during the year. In several occasions during this millennium the volume was so low that most of the falls dried up.
The Brazilian organization responsible for the Iguazu river monitors the volume of water going down the river course:
Iguazu river at [...]