Bordered by river beaches and clear waters all year round, Alter do Chão, an ancient fishing village is thirty-five kilometers from the city centre.

The Amazon Forest is one of the planet’s greatest temples of Biodiversity.

The Araguaia River, with its length of 2,115km produces the most paradisiacal complex of fluvial beaches in the world.

The city of Belém, capital of Pará, is full of indentations and recesses forming islands all around it; there are fifty five of these islets, most of which are wild and uninhabited, although some are home to small populations.

Cerrado is one of the most beautiful and mystical ecosystems in Brazil, and it is also one of the world’s richest and most diversified medicinal plant stock.

A remarkable city on account of its cuisine based on fish from the rivers of the region, Cuiabá is also one of the ports for the Pantanal, (marshlands) by means of the roads that lead to Porto Jofre or to Poconé and Águas Quentes, a town where the waterfalls, mountain climate and thermal springs at temperatures between 32 and 42 ºC, delight the visitors.

Surrounded by fresh and salt water - from the Rivers Amazon and Tocantins and the Atlantic Oce is the island of Marajó, separated from Belém by the River Tocantins, and which is the largest river island in the world.

Situated on the banks of the Negro river, Manaus is an important centre for ecological tourism.

The vast Mato Grosso's Pantanal is the largest flood plain of the world, controlled by the ciclic seasons of the waters.

For several days during the month of June, the city of Parintins, in the state of Amazonas, hosts the main folklore festival of the north of Brazil.

Santarém is the second city in the state of Pará and one of the region's most beautiful cities, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Tapajós and Amazon.

Situated 260 kilometres from Campo Grande, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, the town of Bonito and all its surrounding region has countless grottoes, caves, springs, natural aquaria, waterfalls, lakes and archaeological sites.

The Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve is the largest Brazilian Protected area (1.

Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Project - Poço das Antas Biological Reserve Biome/Ecosystem: Atlantic Rainforest Gateway: Rio de Janeiro - 2h driving to reserve Length: Full day Activities: hiking, observe the golden lion tamarin Level: Easy Suggested Extension: Wolly Spider Monkey One of the best-known rainforest conservation efforts in Brazil, the Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Project (GLTCP), is a mere two-hour drive from the city of Rio de Janeiro.

The island has a 193 sq km nature preserve where no cars or roads are allowed.