The Trip Itinerary: July 18, 2019 Thursday - August 7, 2019 Wednesday - under construction

July 18, 2019 Thursday - SFO to Sao Paulo

Wendy dropped me off at SFO

Overnight on the plane

July 19, 2019 Friday - SFO to São Paulo

Arrive São Paulo

Uber to Clovis' place

Natalia cam by and we went for a walking tour

Walk through park - Parque Trianon - Tenente Siqueira Campos

SESC Building - Avenida Paulista

Sebastião Salgado Exhibit - Gold: Mina de Ouro Serra Pelada (Serra Pelada Mine)

Take elevator to the top of the building for the view

Lunch

Japan House

Ikebana - Japanese flower arranging demonstration

Dinner with the Manczyk clan at a pizza restaurant

Drinks at the bar - caipirinha

Collect ecological sugar packets

Overnight at Clovis'

July 20, 2019 Saturday - São Paulo to Campo Grande

Breakfast with Clovis at his flat

Uber to airport

Meet up with Elizabeth and others

Meet at the airport and transported to hotel

Lunch meeting with staff at hotel including Jan, Ged, Marcos, Elizabeth and me

Photo of lapwings across from hotel

Walk to the Parque das Nações Indigenas, photos of the spaceship building, stone tower

Meet and walk with various students

Herd of capybara

Art museum in park - MARCO - Museu de Art Contemporãnea

Welcome reception at hotel - Restaurant Sal do Parque

Opening dinner at Vermelho Grill - walk to and from restaurant as a group

Overnight at Grand Park Hotel

July 21, 2019 Sunday - Campo Grande to Pousada Aguapé

Breakfast at the hotel

First Lecture

Vehicles to Pousada Aguapé

Stop at various giant anteater sightings

Lunch at Pousada Aguapé

First game drive

Dinner at Pousada Aguapé at 8 pm

Overnight at Pousada Aguapé

July 22, 2019 Monday - Pousada Aguapé

Overnight at Pousada Aguapé

July 23, 2019 Tuesday - Pousada Aguapé

Talk by Joao Murano - the owner of Pousada Aguape

Overnight at Pousada Aguapé

July 24, 2019 Wednesday - Pousada Aguapé to Porto Jofre

Early morning boat drive with Gill and Mark

Breakfast at the Pousada

Walk around the grounds

Fly by 5 small planes - I was in second group

Third lecture - at Porto Jofre

Lunch

Game drive by boat

Jaguar encounters

Giant waterlilies at hotel lake

Springbok shots with Marcus

Dinner at hotel

Talk on jaguar preservation by Rafael Hoogesteijn from Panthera

Overnight at Hotel Pantanal Norte

July 25, 2019 Thursday - Porto Jofre

Game drive by boat

Jaguar encounters

Lunch at the hotel

Giant waterlilies at hotel lake Sunset on the cat-walk at the lake

Springbok shots with Marcus

Dinner at the hotel

Overnight at Hotel Pantanal Norte, Porto Jofre

Overnight at Hotel Pantanal Norte

July 26, 2019 Friday - Porto Jofre

Game drive by boat

Jaguar encounters

Sunset on the cat-walk at the lake

Dinner at the hotel

Overnight at Hotel Pantanal Norte, Porto Jofre

July 27, 2019 Friday - Porto Jofre to Cuiaba

Breakfast at the hotel

Drive the extent of the Transpantaneira Highway

Stop to see great horned owls

Stop for lunch

Stop for cattle drive, caiman lizard

Closing dinner - toasts

Overnight at Hotel Deville

July 28, 2019 Saturday - Cuiaba to Iguazu

Extremely early morning departure

Fly to Iguazu via São Paulo

Walk to the falls

Sunset at the tower

Dinner at the Hotel bar with EPJ, Ged, Pat and Gill

Overnight at Hotel Das Cataratas

July 29, 2019 Sunday - Iguazu

Breakfast at the Hotel

Tour of Itaipu Dam

Late lunch at Bufalo Branco Churrascaria in city of Foz do Iguaçu (after leaving the scheduled restaurant)

Wet boat tour of the Falls with Jennifer and James - very wet

Closing dinner at Itaipú Restaurant at Hotel Das Cataratas - beef tenderloin in herbal crust

Overnight at Hotel Das Cataratas

July 30, 2019 Monday - Iguazu to Belo Horizonte

Walk to the falls

Shuttle to airport with Elizabeth, Pat, and Eduardo

Miss flight

Starbuck in Sao Paulo - waiting for flight 15.40R for cappuccino

Rent car at airport Localiza

Drive to hotel

Overnight at Royal Savassi Express in Belo Horizonte

July 31, 2019 Tuesday - Belo Horizonte to Santuário do Caraça, , Minas Gerais

Drive to Santuário do Caraça,

Orientation by Junior

Dinner with Christiane and his son

Feeding of the maned wolf

Overnight at Santuário do Caraça,

August 1, 2019 Tuesday - Santuário do Caraça, , Minas Gerais

Breakfast at the monastery

Lunch at the monastery

Dinner at the monastery with Christiane and his son, and Andrew, Sarah, and Ben

Feeding of the maned wolf

Overnight at Santuário do Caraça,

August 2, 2019 Tuesday - Santuário do Caraça, to Caratinga

Titi monkeys with Andrew, Sarah, and Ben

Breakfast at the monastery

Walk around grounds

Drive to Caratinga

Walk around Caratinga - self-serve ice cream, street juggles, Bob's

Dinner at Pizza Parlour with Andrew, Sarah, and Ben

Overnight in Caratinga - Vind's Plaza Hotel

August 3, 2019 Wednesday - Caratinga

Breakfast at the hotel

Drive to the Feliciano Miguel Abdala Private Natural Heritage Reserve (RPPN)

Meet guide Roberto at 9:30 am

Say goodbye to Andrew and Ben

Muriqui

Lunch at Roberto's house

Drive back to Caratinga

Walk around Caratinga - self-serve ice cream, street juggles, Bob's - repeat from previous night :D

Overnight in Caratinga - Vind's Plaza Hotel

August 4, 2019 Thursday - Caratinga to Ouro Preto

Drive to Ouro Preto

Check in

Walk around town

Walk to the top of a hill with a park in town

Overnight in Ouro Preto - Pousada Grande

August 5, 2019 Thursday - Ouro Preto to Brumadinho

Walk around Ouro Preto

Pay for entrance to church - Igreja Nossa Senhora Do Carmo - constructed 1766 / 1772

Drive to Gandarela National Park

Drive to Brumadinho

Overnight in Brumadinho - Casa de Horta

August 6, 2019 Thursday - Brumadinho to SFO

Breakfast at Casa de Horta

Inhotim

Lunch at Inhotim

Drive to Airport

Get gas enroute

Return car

Confins Airport - Bela Horizonte to Guarulhos - Sao Paulo on Gol

Sao Palo to Atlanta on Delta

Overnight on plane

August 7, 2019 Thursday - Brazil to SFO

Clear customs in Atlanta

Atlanta to Palo Alto on Delta

Lyft home

Overnight - Arcadia Place

Acknowledgements:

I offer my profound thanks to the many friends, colleagues, fellow travelers, guides, and complete strangers who contributed to the success of this amazing trip!
For each of the separate legs of this trip, I hope to include more specific acknowledgements.
For now, let me offer particular thanks to Stanford Travel-Study, to the Manczyks, and to Ethan Shirley.

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