January Expedition
Brazil Biodiversity Partnership
SÃO PAULO - RIO DE JANEIRO - ACRE
15-Day Intra-Brazil Expedition
January 4 - 17, 2010
15-Day Intra-Brazil Expedition
January 4 - 17, 2010
The January Expedition will traverse both the Atlantic Rain Forest as well as the Amazon Rain Forest. Participants will see Brazilian fauna in its natural environment, be introduced to two indigenous ethnic groups, and meet three different groups of people whose livelihoods depend on the forest.
In the first leg of the journey, travelers will be introduced to the tracking, monitoring and management of game animals (in the wild, in semi-captivity, and in captivity); the Butantã Institute, which is the largest center for the study and conservation of snakes in Latin America; and the São Paulo Zoo. In Ubatuba and Paraty, participants will encounter the southern Brazilian coastline with its pristine sandy beaches; a population of fishermen; a forest people descended from fugitive African slaves; the first tribe of Brazilian Indians to encounter Europeans in the 16th century; and Parque Estadual do Serra Mar, a preserved virgin Atlantic Rain Forest state park.
In the Amazon Rain Forest region, the expedition will enter the state of Acre, and explore a 3,000 square mile reserve unique to Brazil, where small native populations are allowed to hunt, fish, and live off the land. The inhabitants practice natural rubber extraction, the milling of flour, and the production of chestnuts. The expedition will cover large distances by boat (the region's principal mode of transport), meet with the indigenous people who live on the margins of the river, and accompany them on hunting and fishing expeditions.
To download a detailed travel itinerary, click here.
To download a map of the itinerary, click here.
In the first leg of the journey, travelers will be introduced to the tracking, monitoring and management of game animals (in the wild, in semi-captivity, and in captivity); the Butantã Institute, which is the largest center for the study and conservation of snakes in Latin America; and the São Paulo Zoo. In Ubatuba and Paraty, participants will encounter the southern Brazilian coastline with its pristine sandy beaches; a population of fishermen; a forest people descended from fugitive African slaves; the first tribe of Brazilian Indians to encounter Europeans in the 16th century; and Parque Estadual do Serra Mar, a preserved virgin Atlantic Rain Forest state park.
In the Amazon Rain Forest region, the expedition will enter the state of Acre, and explore a 3,000 square mile reserve unique to Brazil, where small native populations are allowed to hunt, fish, and live off the land. The inhabitants practice natural rubber extraction, the milling of flour, and the production of chestnuts. The expedition will cover large distances by boat (the region's principal mode of transport), meet with the indigenous people who live on the margins of the river, and accompany them on hunting and fishing expeditions.
To download a detailed travel itinerary, click here.
To download a map of the itinerary, click here.
