A vast land, Brazil shares a border with nearly all other countries in South America! The variety of animal and plant life is
astounding, beautiful beaches on the eastern coast and cities surrounded by jungles. The wide open plains in the south take you
deep into the land of the Gaucho. The mighty Amazon river in the north offers adventure tours and the Pantanal amazing wildlife!
I have visited Brazil briefly 2 times, in the very south and for a tour of the Pantanal. Here are my experiences and story.
Uruguay Border, Santana do Livramento to Uriguiana:
I entered Brazil from Uruguay in the very south into the dual border city of Santana do Livramento and Rivera but there was no border control and I didn't know I was supposed to find them myself, so I didn't get a stamp in my passport. I spent the night in this city in a cheap hotel. More
Corumba:
We arrived in Corumba from Bolivia on the Death Train in the morning, we took a taxi from the border control to the bus terminal which is where a couple of tour operators have offices. After the whole night on the train, it was too soon to make a decision about the Pantanal tour, we needed to find a hostel and get some sleep. More
The Pantanal:
The 90 minute bus journey to the entance of the Pantanal park from Corumba saw us pass mountains, trees and a lot of greenery, I was getting a real sense of being in the jungle and started to see a few animals like a jabiru stork and its huge nest in a tree beside the road. More
Campo Grande to Foz:
This was a 10hr bus journey through the night leaving at 8:30pm. Halfway through the night the bus stopped at a police checkpoint, they came onboard, I was asleep and one woke me up, he wanted to see everyones passport or ID, they may have run dogs through the luggage compartment. More
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