The Gathering of the Piriquitos Every evening starting at about 5 p.m. all piriquitos (small green parrots) come together at Praca Justo Chermon

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1 JULY 4 D2 arr BELEM The Gathering of the Piriquitos Every evening starting at about 5 p.m. all piriquitos (small green parrots) come together at Praca Justo Chermon (Basilica de NS de Nazare).

2 JULY 5 D3 BELEM Early [0600] start The Ver-o-Peso Market is Belém's star postcard attraction, with just about every Amazon product. There's also an arts-and-crafts fair with baskets, hats, spoons, and goods made from reeds and wood. Across the street is the municipal meat market. also, best zoo in so am, ilha marajo, botanical gardens Leave 1000 > sao luiz!!! rains every 3pm!! Overfly Lencois Maranhenses amazing vast white dunes Poss land in Barreirinhas for lunch opt dune buggy tour Prob skip Jericoacoara beach, overfly Canyon Fortaleza Land in Fortaleza at or after sunset O/N Fortaleza JULY 5 = N3

3 JULY 6 D4 AM? in Fortaleza OIL CHANGE ETC WX CUSHION FLY TO ARACATI to CANOA QUEBRADA BEACH Canoa Quebrada - uma praia paradisíaca, própria para os que buscam paisagens místicas e exóticas. Cercada de falésias que atuam como mirantes naturais. Canoa ALT OFF road buggy starting in Fortaleza to praias de Porto das Dunas, Prainha, Presídio, Iguape, Barro Preto Balbino, etc ALT is Costa Branca Beaches land in???? OR FLY TO NATAL IN PM OR ALT TO NATAL it is a big a/p!!!! Praia Pipa - designer boutiques, stylish restaurants and trendy bars line the main street of this quaint and laid-back village?? really?? JULY 6 = N4 in Natal

4 JULY 7 D5 Natal - take a private buggy tour and snorkeling The coast north and south of Natal is hemmed with shallow coral reefs that make for perfect snorkeling. Nowhere are they more impressive than in Maracajaú, about 1 hour north of Natal. See the world famous sand dunes at Genipabu, go diving and snorkeling around coral reefs, visit inland waterfalls You need to time your arrival with low tide LOW TIDE 10:18 AM N5 O/N IN NATAL AREA NATAL HOTEL OR BEACH ETC

5 JULY 8 D6 Natal area rota do sol beach tour south of natal OR FLY PAST RECIFE TOWARD MACEIO PASSING PORTO DE GALINHAS PRAIA DOS CARNEIROS OR

6 JULY 9 = D7 MACEIO AREA SNORKLE FLY TO SALVADOR?? JULY 9 = N7 IN SALVADOR

7 JULY 10 = D8 SALVADOR S/s 5:57 AM 5.20 PM UTC/GMT -3 ie est+2 Warm waters year-round and a continuous lineup of beautiful beaches from south to north make Bahia one of the premier destinations in Brazil for soaking up the sun. Bahia's African influence on Portuguese and native Brazilian food has resulted in a distinct regional cuisine. Many argue that Rio's Carnival has become commercial and excessively elaborate, and Salvador is where people really know how to party. Salvador, the capital of Afro-Brazilian culture, and a World Heritage site with stunning monuments. The top names in Brazilian music, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Maria Bethânia, who were some of the musicians nicknamed Novo Baianos (New Bahians), are de facto ambassadors of Bahian music. Salvador PORTO SEGURO

8 SOUTH OF SALVAROD JULY 10 = N8 STILL IN SALVADOR

9 JULY 11 = D9 S/s 6:47 AM 5:37 PM UTC/GMT -3 ie est+2 FLY SALVADOR TO RIO STOP IN MORRO DE SAO PAULO -??? BY PLANE ONLY???? JULY 11 = N9 RIO

10 JULY 12 = D10 RIO TO CURITIBA JULY 12 = N10 CURITIBA?

11 JULY 13 = D11 FLY RIO TO IGUACU Iguacu falls opt. SBFI S/s 7:01 AM 5:45 PM UTC/GMT -3 ie est+2

12 N11

13 JULY 14 = D12 JULY Pantanal Fazenda Barranco Alto S/s 6:14 AM 5:15 PM UTC/GMT -4 ie =est+1

14 JULY 15 = D13 Pantanal Fazenda Barranco Alto

15 JULY 16 = D14 Pantanal Fazenda Barranco Alto

16 JULY 17 = D15 Pantanal Fazenda Barranco Alto

17 JULY 18 = D16 Fly to CGR to drop off Amy

18 JULY 19 = D17 Return via central Brazil JULY Return via central Brazil Manaus, etc Goiânia - Luis Alves - Goiânia é a Sete Táxi Aéreo, os telefones são (62) ou Ilha do bananal Indians, fishing, hiking Chapada dos veadeiros CHAPADA DIAMANTINA

19 AMAZON

20 JULY 20 = D18 Return via central Brazil

21 JULY 21 = D19 Return via central Brazil

22 JULY 22 = D20 Return via central Brazil Manaus, etc

23 JULY 23 = D21 Return via central Brazil Manaus, etc

24 JULY 24 = D22 Santarem OR BOA VISTA - Dpt Brazil

25 JULY 25 = D23 carribean

26 JULY 26 = D24 carribean

27 JULY 27 = D25 carribean???????

28 JULY 28 = D26 Arr Florida

29 JULY 29 = D27

30 JULY 30 = D28 Arr. California