In 2015 we first visited Brazil with a 3-week trip to the Northeast. After several other trips in South America it was time to return to Brazil and a trip in the Southeast seemed a good choice.

From São Paulo we made roundtrip visiting Itatiaia NP – Nova Friburgo – Mata dos Caetes – Santa Teresa – RN Vale – Santuario do Caraca – Cerro de Cipo – Montes Claros – Botumirim – Estrema – Pompeu – Serra da Canastra – Intervales. A very nice combination of Atlantic rainforest and some drier inland places (although given that it was the rainy season even inland places were wet). In total we saw 443 species, of which 138(!) were lifers.

Tripreport Brazil
Some photos
GPS

A three-week independent trip to NE Brazil together with Marten Hornsveld and Vivian Jacobs. For logistic convenience we decided to do a roundtrip from Salvador, leaving birding around Fortaleza for a next trip. We visited the Atlantic Rainforest sites of Tamandare, Frei Caneca, Murici, Estancia, Michelin, Boa Nova, Serra Bonita and Mata do Passarinho. Furthermore, we explored the caatinga inland at Boa Nova, Chapada Diamantina, Canudos and Crato.
With almost 450 species it was a fantastic experience of all the great birding NE Brazil has to offer. Many thanks to Ciro Albano and Caio Brito whom we ran into and provided us with crucial birding information, Kevin Flesher and Alexandre Enout for arranging our visits to Michelin and Balbina. Bill, Charles Douglas, Josepha for excellent guiding and Vitor Becker for a wonderful stay at the Serra Bonita Reserve.

Tripreport NE Brazil 2015
Some photos
GPS