Category Archives: Rio de Janeiro
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São Paulo, April 2009 – Serra da Bocaina National Park is a large Mata Atlântica conservation unit along the state border of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. It is famous for one of the legendary gold trails (Trilha do Ouro) between São José do Barreiro and Mambucaba. Less known are the trails in north Bocaina which can be acessed […]
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Rio de Janeiro, May 2008 – Pedra da Macela (1.842 m) is located on the São Paulo / Rio de Janeiro state border and provides magnificent view over the bay of Paraty. It can be accessed by a historic rainforest trail (7 degraus) which runs through the southern portion of Serra da Bocaina National Park. […]
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Rio de Janeiro, September 2008 – Juatinga / Cairuçu / Mamanguá is a Mata Atlântica conservation units – mosaic in southern Rio de Janeiro. If you pretend to discover these reserves entirely, plan at least 2 to 3 weeks. This description here is about a less known west – east traverse, in the northern part of the peninsula, […]
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