Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul et.com

?Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd

Mato Grosso &

Mato Grosso do Sul

POP 5.5 MILLION

Why Go?

Mato Grosso...............360

Cuiab¨¢........................360

Parque Nacional da

Chapada dos

Guimar?es.................. 367

The Pantanal.............. 370

Mato Grosso do Sul.... 379

Campo Grande........... 379

Corumb¨¢....................383

Bonito & Around.........386

Best Places to

Eat

¡§¡§Avalom Grill (p385)

¡§¡§Cantina Romana (p381)

¡§¡§Pantanal Grill (p390)

¡§¡§A Casa do Jo?o (p390)

¡§¡§Da Mata Bistro (p366)

Best Places to

Stay

¡§¡§Pousada do Parque Eco

Lodge (p366)

¡§¡§Cristalino Jungle Lodge

(p368)

¡§¡§Pousada Araras Eco Lodge

(p377)

¡§¡§Bonito HI Hostel (p389)

¡§¡§Turis Hotel (p379)

Mato Grosso was once Brazil¡¯s wild west, a land known only

to explorers, indigenous hunters, poachers, gold seekers and

naturalists. Today, some of Brazil¡¯s most cooperative wildlife

and incredible scenery make it a prime destination for ecotourists and anglers.

Though the Amazon has the glamor, it is the Pantanal

that shines as Brazil¡¯s top destination for wildlife-viewing

and bird-watching. One of the most important and fragile

ecosystems on the planet it is home to an impressive concentration of spectacular animals. Cuiab¨¢, Corumb¨¢ and

Campo Grande are all gateways to this celebrated wetland,

but the region¡¯s offerings certainly don¡¯t stop there.

In the far-north town of Alta Floresta, the cerrado (savanna) morphs into the Amazon; the Serra do Bodoquena near

Bonito, is a breathtakingly beautiful, watery wonderland and,

between the two, Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimar?es boasts some of the most commanding views in Brazil.

When to Go

The Pantanal

Rainfall inches/mm

¡ãC/¡ãF Temp

40/104

20/500

16/400

30/86

12/300

20/68

8/200

10/50

0/32

4/100

0

J

F

M

Feb Carnaval

time in Corumb¨¢;

the biggest in the

region.

A

M

J

J

Jun¨CAug Top

time for jaguar

tours in the

Pantanal.

A

S

O

N

D

Nov¨CJan When

Bonito is at its

hottest and

the water most

inviting.

3 59

0

0

ista

Cristalino

Jungle Lodge

lin

n gu

Cr

io

200 km

100 miles

Xi

Par¨¢

o

Parque

Nacional

do Araguaia

Alta Floresta

CUIAB?

V¨¢rzea Grande

C¨¢ceres

BR

San Mat¨ªas

Corixio

gu

Xin

Rio

r r

a

Aruan?

BR

Porto Jofre

BR

163

R io

Pa ra n a gu ¨¢

The

Coxim

Pantanal

BR

Boca da On?a

Puerto Valle M¨ª

Parque

Nacional

das Emas

Aquidauana

Bonito

Guia Lopes

da Laguna

BR

153

Costa

Rica

Mato

Grosso

do Sul

Bandeirantes

CAMPO

GRANDE

Rio Quente

Represa

Chapad?o

Paranaiba

do C¨¦v

Mutum

Ara?atuba

BR

267

Bela Vista

Dourados

Pedro Juan

Ponta Por?

Caballero

R io

Pa

P?rto Murtinho

Rio da

Prata

Miranda

GOI?NIA

Mineiros

Jata¨ª

S?o Gabriel

do Oeste

262

Bodoquena

Abismo de Anhumas

9

Go¨ªas

364

Corumb¨¢

Piren¨®polis

An¨¢polis

Rodon¨®polis

Pocon¨¦

BOLIVIA

PARAGUAY

Cidade de

Goi¨¢s

Aragar?as

Transpantaneira

Highway

Puerto

Quijarro

Barra do

Gar?as

Bar?o de

Melga?o

070

BR

164

ra

n¨¢

Presidente

Prudente

Paran¨¢

Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul Highlights

1 Gawk at incredible wildlife

while driving the 145km

Transpantaneira ¡®highway¡¯

(p375) in the northern

Pantanal.

2 Journey to the centre of

the earth at the Abismo de

Anhumas (p388) near Bonito.

3 Watch the sunset over

dramatic landscapes in

Parque Nacional da Chapada

dos Guimar?es (p367).

6 Dance in the streets in

4 Go bird bonkers at the

Corumb¨¢ (p383) during

Carnaval, Mato Grosso style.

5 Snorkel with exotic fish in

for the best during the

International Fishing Festival

at C¨¢ceres (p369).

twitcher¡®s paradise Cristalino

Jungle Lodge (p368) in the

southern Amazon rainforest.

the crystal-clear water world

at Recanto Ecol¨®gico Lagoa

Azul (p368).

Mato Grosso

Grosso& &Mato

Mato

Grosso

Grosso

do Sul

do Grosso

Sul ?

& Mato Grosso do Sul Highlights

Bom Jardim

Parque Nacional

da Chapada dos

Guimar?es

BR

158

S

Nobres

d o

ue

Recanto Ecol¨®gico

Lagoa Azul

BR

364

BR

174

o d

as

Mo

r t es

gu a

ia

ng

Rio Juruena

Sa

Mato

Grosso

S?o Felix do

Araguaia

Ri

o

Vilhena

R o

n c a

d o r

Parque

Ind¨ªgena

do Xingu

R io A

ra

les Pires

Rio Te

os

rin

oA

Ri

BR

163

Ri

Rond?nia

Santa

Teresinha

BR

080

e

el t

o A r i pu a n a

R o ose v

Ri

Rio

R

R io

Amazonas

7 Sling a hook and hope

 ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download