In the worldwide internet campaign for the new 7 wonders of the world, there was a massive popular promotion within Brazil (4th largest population in the world with 200 million inhabitants) to vote for Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and hence it made the list. Hence, it got more votes than other candidates…
The best place in South America to see the iconic Amazonian mammals like Tapir, Jaguar, Giant Otter, Ocelot, Howler Monkeys and Capibaras. And you see the largest parrot too. The Hyacinth Macaw!
This is a shorter version of our 11 day trip to SE Brazil, and here we concentrate our efforts to visit great places for bird photography, especially hummingbirds and tanagers. There is also good general birding. The idea was to create a trip one could do between two weekends and still get most of the…