Sunrise over the Pantanal

The Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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April 4th 2008
Hi everyone. We´re desperately cramming in our last few blogs before we return to England so you may have to read a few back-to-back, sorry about that! After leaving Iguazu Falls in the south of Brazil we headed straight up to the west of Brazil to an area called the Pantanal which boasts more ecological diversity than any other region on the continent. We had booked a four day trip which wo ... read more

South America » Brazil » Mato Grosso » 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