Fazenda San Francisco

Fazenda San Francisco - Second day

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March 24th 2012
Up for breakfast of toast, cereal, fruit and rice with left over meat from the day before (which we both avoided) and sufficient coffee to satisfy. At 8.00 am we enjoyed a trip down a sort of tributary of the main river which was only there during the wetter season. This tributary was 25kms long and would dry up when the rains cease. We shared a Canadian canoe and paddled for about 45 minutes in o ... 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