Sunset over the Pantanal

The Pantanal

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July 10th 2008
So the plan was to see the Brazilian side of Iguazu for a couple of hours then head straight to the Pantanal. We left Argentina in the morning, got our tickets to the Pantanal city of Campo Grande and then headed to the falls. All was well until we got back to Foz Iguazu, we got on the local bus that took us to the Rodovairia (Portuguese for Bus terminal). Long story short, due to some language di ... read more

South America » Brazil » Pantanal

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more