CLICK FOR INTERACTIVE MAPThe desert of Jalapão by 4x4 Car
mircaskirca Says: Jalapão is a flat and dry savanna with no trees higher than 2 meters and small rivers that slice deep through the red soil. The area can be crossed via one...
Dona Rosa: Simple Local Food with a Smile of Dona Rosa :)
mircaskirca Says: None inn in the area serves meal, but the food is up to Dona Rosa, who lives in Mateiros for many years. In the back of the very simple house she built a...
mircaskirca Says: Near the village Mateiros is so called Fervedouro, is a small well of warm, crystal clear blue water. White sand lines the bottom, forming a natural pool 8m in...
mircaskirca Says: Inside the area of environmental protection, Prainha is a nice and quiet beach of Rio Novo (Novo River). As many of the beautiful places, it is difficult of...
Sunset is Simply Magnificent in Jalapão
mircaskirca Says: Sunset, moonrise and the stars are absolutely magnificent in Jalapão. Waiting for the sunset on Jalapão Dunes is unforgettable spectacle. The orange colour of...
mircaskirca Says: A small water-resistant bag or backpack to put everything that you need can be well suited for your trip. For short walks you need a pair of light and...
mircaskirca Says: The easiest way to come to Palmas is by air. Most of the flights to and from Palmas are via Brasilia. Airlines that fly to Palmas are GOL, Brazil's low-cost...
Panela de Ferro: Nice Pousada - One of the Very Few in Jalapão
mircaskirca Says: During our two days tour to Jalapão we stayed for the night in Panela de Ferro (Iron Ladle), the only pousada in Mateiros and one of the very few in the whole...
mircaskirca Says: We started our two days adventure in Ponte Alta. Our first stop was Suçuapara Canyon. Bellow a small bridge is a trail to the right that leads to the canyon,...
mircaskirca Says: Community of Mumbucas is close to Mateiros. It is composed of 165 residents, mostly descendants of slaves who came from Bahia in 1909 seeking better living...
mircaskirca Says: Mumbuca is a small village, famous for its tradition in crafts with capim dourado (golden grass), typical and native plant of Jalapão. The inhabitants of...
mircaskirca Says: People of Jalapão have the talent and the patience to work with the golden grass called capim dourado. The strings that hold the grass together are made from...
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Jalapão is very different from the rest of Tocantins. It is said that it was once the bottom of the ocean. Perhaps this explains why there is so much sand...
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In the heart of Brazil, surrounded by the gigantic Serra Geral Mountains, with crystaline rivers, lakes, waterfalls, punctuated by fine reddish sand dunes in the midst of sparse backwoods vegetation,...
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