Parque dos Poderes

Finally in Brazil, feeling at home 😌
At the border crossing in Corumbá we had to wait all day for the customs inspector to arrive at 19.45 to sign the import papers of our car. At least we were allowed to cross the border while waiting and could already taste the brazilian air & food.
From the border to our destination (serra do cipo) it was still a 24h drive. Our first stop was in Campo Grande where we met a friend from the south of Brazil who is building a climbing gym there. Brazil feels like an island in South America. Different language, better infrastructure, more modern cities, and also the people and culture is very different from the rest of South America. Campo Grande has a huge & beautiful park with Capivaras and other exotic animals in it.

Many kilometrs to drive trough the Pantanal but it was never boring as the landscapes were changing all the time and we could observe many animals including "domesticated" alligators next to the road.

We also got to touch the first brazilian rock of the trip in serra da Bocaina . Not the best rock but it felt good to climb and have a break from driving. After the detour to Bocaina (50km dusty dirt roads) our van was completely covered in red dust inside & outside. Our sheets were no longer white but red 😂 it took us one entire day to clean Vanbora from all this dust 😅Read more