Aptly named the world’s last great wilderness, the Pantanal - 230,000 sq. km of seasonally flooded, veldt-like swampland - is a hugely diverse habitat. From October to April, rainfall in the hilly areas, especially in the Chapada dos Guimarães, causes streams and rivers to flood the northern Pantanal.
Wildlife enthusiasts will be in heaven in this part of Brazil as the huge numbers of animals are easier to spot than the more furtive inhabitants of the Amazon but are no less weird and wonderful.
