Brazil

Our home on the Rio Juma, a tributary of the Amazon.

Sunset over the river and a river hut.

Christ the Redeemer stands arms-outstretched on the Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro.

Sunset view over the central bay in Rio, from the Sugar Loaf.

Sunset on Ipanema beach.

View over Botofogo and the mid-station for the Sugar Loaf cable car. The Copacabana beach is on the far left.

The world's largest sports stadium - the Maracana, capable of seating 200,000 people.

Classic view of Rio.

Capybaras in the Pantanal, southern Brazil.

The huge Jabirou stalks in the Pantanal.

Baby caiman in the Pantanal.

An egret contrasted against water hyacinths in the Pantanal.

An adult caiman in the Pantanal.

Flowers blooming wild in the Pantanal.

The Pantanal is termite country, although wasn't lucky enough to spot a giant anteater.

The meeting of the waters - the brown Amazon in the background doesn't mix easily with the Rio Negro in the foreground. The two rivers run separately for 15 miles.

Boot moulds for making natural rubber footwear in the Amazon jungle.

A symmetrical mango tree in the Pantanal.

A tiger heron eyes up its lunch in the Pantanal.

Another striking flower in the Pantanal.

The old part of Salvador about 2,000 kms up the coast from Rio.

The gob-smacking Iguacu falls on the border with Argentina. These are some of the smaller falls.

View from the Brazilian side of one of the taller falls.

View looking back towards Argentina across some of the falls.


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