In October 2016 we rejoined Mark Pretti on another of his tours, this one to the heart of the Amazonian rainforests near Manaus. Here the world’s largest river, the Amazon, meets its largest tributary, the Rio Negro.
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In August 2012 we returned to Brazil with naturalist and bird guide Mark Pretti. We had last been to Brazil with VENT back in 2003 to the state of Mato Grosso. This trip took us to Rio de Janeiro and the Atlantic rainforest, ending with a jaunt down to Iguazu Falls on the Argentine side of the Brazil/Argentina/Paraguay border.
Continue reading “Brazil (and Argentina) – August 2012”In June 2003 we traveled to Brazil, first joining a birding trip offered by Victor Emanuel Nature Tours in the state of Mato Grosso, and then spending a few days in the state of São Paulo to visit with Robert’s cousin Bettina Ried and her family.
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