Amazon

Diogo Santos on November 3rd, 2011

When the Company of Navigation and Commerce of the Amazon was created by D. Pedro II in 1850, the Brazilian interior was open to expansion. At the end of the next decade, the navigation was extended to steamships elsewhere. The tourist boats would only come much later in the twentieth century. And [...]

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Diogo Santos on June 30th, 2011

A unique trip aboard a chartered plane exclusively for this adventure around the globe, passing through cities like Hong Kong and Los Angeles, tours of the deep jungle in Brazil and safaris in Southern Africa. How many times have we dreamed of giving back to the world and visit at a time, a hand [...]

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Diogo Santos on June 22nd, 2011

Everything in the Jau National Park is tropically excessive. Starting with size, this Brazilian conservation unit corresponds to one third of the Portuguese mainland. Jau, the indigenous language Guarani and Tupi name of one of the largest fish of the Amazon (can reach up to 11.5 meters and weigh one hundred pounds), is the largest park in the [...]

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Diogo Santos on December 18th, 2010

1. Hug a tree in the Amazon The UN declared 2011 the International Year of the Forest, with events planned from El Salvador to Bulgaria to help promote and preserve the forests of the globe. Appears as the last chance to save the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon region, which has a length as the [...]

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Diogo Santos on December 14th, 2009

It's no secret that Amazon is one of the most precious natural heritage of the Earth and their preservation is of utmost importance to the environmental balance of our planet. The problem is that many people forget this fact. Only in the last 50 years have been destroyed over 800 square kilometers of [...]

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