Northeast Tour (January 10th to February 2nd)
General description of the trip:
As an exchange student, you are getting to know a different culture from your own and enjoying some new friendships and adventures in Brazil. Terra Brasil Turismo is pleased to offer you the opportunity to add to your experience with what is considered by many past exchangers to be the premiere event of their year. Come to the Northeast with us, discover the most beautiful beaches in Brazil… come Have the time of your life! We will also go to Chapada Diamantina, one of the most exotic regions of Brazil, boasting deep canyons, caves, mountains, breath-taking waterfalls, natural waterslides and the historic town of Lençóis, capital of early Brazilian diamond exploration. Then, it is time to hit the beach! Beautiful beaches with crystalline and warm waters, endless coconut groves and awesome sand dunes help to make this area a memorable traveller’s paradise. For those interested in history, the area’s colonial churches and museums will lead you to the doorstep of Brazil’s earliest and most fascinating history. Be prepared to learn the northeast’s different dances, such as forró, frevo, the famous samba-reggae, Lambada, axé and capoeira. Finally, you will visit the “Wonderful City”, famous for its natural beauty, its carnival and samba: Rio de Janeiro! There you will visit Cristo Redentor (Corcovado the Christ Statue), Pão de Açúcar (Sugar Loaf) and some of the famous beaches. We will finish the trip exploring the beautiful beaches of Rio de Janeiro state coast and get to know some of its paradisiacal islands. This incredible trip is especially designed for you, ensuring that your exchange year experience is complete with these wonderful places in your itinerary and great people to share them with. Pack your sense of adventure along with your camera. You will meet exchange students from all over the world in Brazil’s unforgettable Nordeste and people will welcome you to share their cultural treasures.
Amazon Adventure (April 18th to April 27th)
The other tour I will be doing is a trip into the Amazon Rainforest. The only way in is by helicopter, once there we explore the rainforest all on ferry boat.
About the Amazon Rainforest:
The Amazon is a huge combination of forests and rivers that go along nine South American countries. It is the biggest equatorial forest in the world. A place that hosts 1/5 of the sweet water in the world and the biggest variety of fauna and flora on Earth.Most of the Amazon area, about 60%, is located in Brazilian territory, and in that space we would be able to fit fourteen countries the size of Germany or twenty countries the size of England. The Amazon includes thousands of kilometers of forests surrounded by the Amazon River which is fed by over 1000 tributaries. All this water makes the Amazon River the biggest river in the world in water volume.In the Amazon rivers there are about 3 thousand species of fish, fifteen times more than in all the rivers from Europe together. In the animal kingdom, there are estimates ranging from 5 to 30 million different plants with diverse applications in the pharmaceutical industry. Besides that, the Amazon also has the biggest variety of species of birds, primates, rodents, alligators, frogs, insects and lizards in the world. For the scientists, the Amazon is a big pan of bio-diversity! An explanation for that natural wealth is the variety of ecosystems. There is the hard land forests, the "varzeas" (water paths), the fields and the prairies. In each of those ecosystems there are animal and plant species that only exists there. There is also the cooperation between flora and fauna, in which the animals, by eating the fruits, assume the responsibility of spreading the seeds for the growth of new plants. Despite it`s immensity, the Amazon Forest is a fragile ecosystem. The soil is poor and it only works as a base for the forest. If the trees were taken out, everything would dry and become a desert. The same can be said about the water. The Amazon only exists because of the heavy rains in the area. Part of this rain comes from the Atlantic Ocean and part from the evaporation of the forest itself. If the forest was destroyed, the rain would decrease and the region would suffer the consequences. Therefore the importance of protecting the forest, the rivers, the flora and fauna.
19/04 - Saturday
Host cities / Manaus
Arrival in Manaus: Belo Brasil provides staff members for the arrival of the students at the airport in Manaus. Please wear your exchange program t-shirt.
Plane tickets: THE PURCHASE WITH BELO BRASIL IS MANDATORY. Please contact Belo Brasil Tours at intercambio@belobrasil.com.br so we can search for the best options of airfares for you from your city to Manaus. No tickets shall be issued until confirmation of the trip, if in doubt please refer to Belo Brasil. If the student or family issue an airline or bus ticket without our permission, we are not responsible for costs charged by the airline/bus company in case there are any changes in travel dates.
Attention: It is MANDATORY to arrive between 11:00am and 03:00pm. In case the student arrives outside this time frame, it will be charged an amount of R$ 95,00 for the transportation to the hotel with the accompaniment of a monitor.
Check in at the hotel starts at 02:00pm.
Useful Hint:
• Have your cell phone fully charged;
• Have enough credit for an emergency.
Our phone numbers in case you need:
* Belo Brasil Tours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm):
Phone: (31) 3282-2080
* Emergency number 24 hours (only during the trip):
Phone: (31) 9184-5962
Orientation Meeting with the presence of the Belo Brasil Tours staff. In this meeting we will give you all the details and information about the trip and you will be prepared to fully enjoy this fantastic experience.
Dinner (included).
08:30pm - Presentation on a topic about the Amazon.
11:00pm –Folkloric festival of Parintins and its enchanting rhythms. Be ready for the exciting official rehearsal/show of the Boi Bumbá. Tonight you will interact with the native population of the area in the country`s biggest folkloric party! (Bring a red and a blue shirt, because we will use one of the two colors, depending on which "Boi Bumba" will be presenting).
20/04 - Sunday
Manaus/Presidente Figueiredo
Breakfast (included) and check-out.
8:00am - We will leave for our cultural tour passing by Ponta Negra neighborhood, Amazon Theater (Opera House), Justice Palace, Port of Manaus, Negro River Palace.
12:00pm – Lunch (not included).
2:00pm - Departure to Presidente Figueiredo in our special bus, traveling through the middle of the Amazon forest by the BR 174 road that connects Brazil to the Caribbean region.
4:30pm - Arrival in Presidente Figueiredo and check-in.
Time to change clothes for the trekking.
Departure for one more of our adventures: A trekking in the forest until the Maroaga's Refuge Cave (a place where the Indians used to hide and also a research area, because it is one of the few sand caves in Brazil where there is the albino shrimp and other albino little fish). The return will be in the evening and the walk gets even more exciting because of the nocturnal animals and insects noises of the Amazon! You need to bring a flashlight!!!
Dinner (included).
Folkloric show at the hotel.
21/04 - Monday
Presidente Figueiredo/Manaus/Boat expedition
07:30am – Breakfast (included) and check out.
Visit to the Sanctuary Waterfall, where you can swim.
11:30am – Departure to Manaus, going straight to the Floating Port on Negro River, where we will board one of the Amazon regional boats to begin a big adventure: a six day boat expedition in the Amazon Jungle on the rivers Amazonas and Negro. We will spend the night on the boat sleeping in authentic hammocks like the native indians, getting to know the soul of the forest. Fantastic!!!.
2:00pm – Arrival in Manaus.
Lunch served on the boat's main terrace (included).
Navigating on the south area of Negro river, we will pass by Manaus from where we`ll be able to see the old dock, the Fish Market, the simplicity of the houses of the natives that live close to the rivers and, finally, watch the Meeting of the Waters of the rivers Negro and Solimões that together form the Amazon River - a natural wonder!!!
This is where we will throw our anchor, right at this part of the Amazon River - The "River-sea"! We will live the past again at this stage of myths from the natives's imagination, where we can find the Big Snake, the Pink Dolphin, Yara - the water goddess - and where bloody battles of the white invaders left their marks on the simple Amazon people's souls and on the Indians warriors manaós.
Visit to the Janauary Ecologic Reserve.
Dinner (included).
22/04 - Tuesday
Boat expedition
Breakfast (included) - served on the boat’s main terrace.
Exclusive:
Fantastic visit to an Indian tribe with time to experience the day by day of the people from the Amazon.
Lunch (included) - served on the boat’s main terrace.
Navigating the north part of the Negro River, we will find ourselves in one of those places in the Amazon where we feel enchanted: Anavilhanas Archipelago! The biggest on Earth! Unique and absolutely stunning!
On board our motorized canoes, we will float on the igarapés to go alligator night spotting.
Dinner (included) on the boat, in the heart of the jungle, under the Amazon sky!
23/04 - Wednesday
Forest / Boat expedition
Breakfast served on the boat's main terrace (included).
We will wake up really early to visit the Casa da Farinha where we will accompany the entire manufacturing process of flour and tapioca.
Also we will do some sportive fishing of Amazonian fish, including the famous Amazonian piranhas.
Lunch (included).
We will navigate the lakes formed in the "Acajatuba" area where we’ll visit a typical Amazon native's house.
Visit a beautiful community of "caboclos" (natives from the Amazon) - time to experience a little of the every-day-life of these people! The Amazon state has 98% of the forest preserved!!! Find out one of the most important reasons for this preservation now while visiting an authentic community of native jungle people where we will be part of unforgettable moments, getting to know in a very spontaneous way the every-day-life of these wonderful people that live in the forest.
Cultural exchange:
We will organize a social activity with the Acajatuba community.
Dinner will be served on the boat's main deck (included).
24/04 - Thursday
Forest / Boat expedition
Delicious regional breakfast (included).
We will navigate until the place where you can see and swim with the Pink Dolphins of the Amazon. Unique and exciting!
Regional lunch will be served at the boat´s deck (included).
In the evening, sailing North of Negro river, we will reach our destiny to stop the boat at a paradisical region of lakes and igapós (small rivers) inhabited by beautiful and exotic birds and charming pink dolphins from Amazon.
Come on board of our motorized canoes driven by specialized captains and let the wind touch your face while the wonderful views go passing by and let you experience that feeling of complete happiness and fascination.
Dinner will be served at the main terrace (Included).
After this, a nice chat about the legends of the region, including the Pink Dolphin and the Amazonian indian tribes.
25/04 - Friday
Forest / Boat expedition
Watch the amazing sunrise.
Breakfast served on the boat's superior deck (included).
After breakfast we'll navigate down the Negro River making a stop at a wonderful "river beach" to relax and enjoy this paradise in the middle of the Amazonian forest.
Lunch on the boat (included).
Get ready: survival trekking
Prepare your backpack: water, sunscreen, hat and mosquito repellent. The expedition of the day will be with specialized jungle guides: you will get to know how to make fire, extract food from the jungle and even make the famous Indian gun "zarabatana" (blow gun)!
Dinner (included) on the boat.
26/04 - Saturday
Forest / Boat expedition
Breakfast served on the boat's main terrace (included).
Exclusive:
We will throw our canoes in the water and float into the "igapós" (flooded forest) accompanied by professional and specialized jungle guides, exploring the true and legendary "Rain forest". The planet´s biggest tropical forest! Today you can paddle Indian canoes in authentic creeks, flooded forests and lakes of rare beauty!
Explore our mini library: relax in the hammocks, read a good book.
Lunch (included).
Try to make some Indian handcraft from Amazon with our boat guides.
Dinner will be served in the boat's main deck (included).
Overnight in the forest!
27/04 - Sunday
Boat expedition / Manaus
Breakfast (included) on the boat.
PROJECT CARBON ZERO: Each student will plant a tree.
Navigate down the Negro river until Manaus.
Lunch (included).
Dinner (included).
09:00pm - Arrival at the floating port of Manaus and departure of students to the airport.
There will be Belo Brasil guides helping the student's departure, that will happen between 11 PM on April 27th and 4 AM on April 28th.
28/04 - Monday
Manaus / Host cities
The students will continue to be checking in on their flights until 4 am.
Students will have Belo Brasil’s team assistance to board at the airport in Manaus to host cities or nearest airports.
Useful Hint:
• Have your cell phone fully charged;
• Have enough credit for an emergency.
Our phone numbers in case you need:
* Belo Brasil Tours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm)
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