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The Pantanal was the last biome we visited during our August Brazil trip. We saved the best for last, hoping to see Giant Anteaters, Giant River Otters, Hyacinth Macaws and Jaguars. Pantanal means marsh in Portuguese. This vast area of Brazilian savannah gets inundated yearly by the spring...

The Brazilian Cerrado, or Savannah, is the next largest biome of Brazil. Second to only the Amazonian forest. It is not as well known, but it is home to a rich variety of plants and animals. It is the most biodiverse Savannah in the world. We visited during the southern hemispheres calendar...