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BRAZIL – Upstream into the Pantanal Waterworld
Watery Vistas with Sky Filling Flocks of Herons; Jacaré Alligators, Howler Monkeys, Toucans (well, One Toucan), and the wonderfully weird and brilliantly named Tuiuiu! Brazil – Django Reinhardt Our second Pantanal excursion. You can explore the Pantanal by car in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alligator, Brazil, caiman, Corumba, Django Reinhardt, Every Breaking Wave, harpy eagle, Howler Monkey, Jabira, Jacare, Lily Pad, Pantanal, Parakeet, Toucan, Tuiuiu, U2, Victoria Regina
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BRAZIL – The Black & Brown Waters of the Amazon UPDATED, NEW & IMPROVED
Well, no, the waters themselves are pretty much as they were, but my blog post about them has been updated, with all new and improved pictures and information about the truly spectacular Meeting of the Waters in the Amazon river … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, black water, Brazil, brown water, Manaus, Meeting of the Waters
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BRAZIL – The Caves of PETAR
Brazil – Geoff Muldaur The pictures of Brazil I have posted so far have been from our trip four years ago. Today for the first time I post pictures from our current trip. Our first stop in Brazil after touching … Continue reading
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Tagged Aladdin, Alan Mencken, Alladin, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazil, cave, Cave of Wonders, cavern, Couto, Desafinado, Fellowship of the Ring, Geoff Muldaur, Howard Shore, Khazad-Dum, Lord of the Rings, Moria, Morro Preto, Petar, Santana, stalactite, stalagmite, The Cave of Wonders
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BRAZIL – Rio Religioso
Brazil – Ritchie Family Welcome back to Rio de Janeiro, currently in the midst of hosting the Olympic Games. Ed and I are currently in other parts of Brazil, but four years ago we were all over Rio. I already … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Catedral Metropolitana, Christ the Redeemer, Corvocado, Cristo Redentor, Depeche Mode, Escher, Jesus Hates Faggots, John Gant, Laurinda Santos Lobo, Metropolitan Cathedral, Parcas dos Ruinas, Park of the Ruins, Personal Jesus, Petrobras, Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Saint Francis, Sugarloaf, superstar, Tim Rice
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BRAZIL – Floating Forests, Piranhas, and Sunsets of the Amazon
Above, the Jungle Lodge, where we stayed for a weekend Amazon Adventure on the Urubu River BRAZIL (Bachianos Brazil Samba) – Michael Kamen Below views of the Urubu River from the Lodge tower. The Urubu river gets its name from … Continue reading
BRAZIL – The Black & Brown Waters of the Amazon
Brazil – Pink Martini Welcome to Brazil. Today we look at the waters of the Amazon, first at Manaus, the capital of the state of Amazonas, where the brown waters of the Amazon, flowing in from the West and Southwest, … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Amazon, Amazonas State, Antonio Carlos Jobim, black water, Brazil, brown water, jungle, Manaus, mosquitoes, Pink Martini, Rio Negro, Urubu, Waves
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