Itatiaia National Park - Highway, Scenery, Dirt and curves... (1st cut)
Weekend trip to Itatiaia... 4th highest peak in Brazil... just beautiful! Fun roads... The Park is located at the borders of 3 states - São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.
Tijuca Hike to Bico do Papagaio / Parrot Peak, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tijuca National Park
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
March 25, 2013
Tour Guide: Alex
Tour Company: Rio Hiking (
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Tour of Tijuca National Park included:
Cascatinha Taunay Waterfall
2.3 Kilometer / approx 1.5 Miles hike - elevation 3244 feet to Bico do Papagaio / Parrot Peak
Vista Chinesa
Produced by Caroline Dunn (@thecarolinedunn)
Music Credit: Sunshine Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
REGUA Birding - Rio de Janeiro (Puro Pulso HD, jul 2017)
Whether you are a casual birder or a serious world lister, we offer some of the very best birding in the Atlantic Forest. REGUA comprises forest ranging from 30 m to around 2,000 m above sea level, making our lodge the ideal location to see a good range of Atlantic Forest birds.
REGUA now has a bird list of over 470 species, ranging from forest dwelling toucans, woodpeckers, owls, cotingas, manakins, antbirds and tanagers, to wetland birds such as herons, rails, wildfowl, waders and even some seabirds! REGUA also supports several local specialities.
Birds and More: Brazil, Iguassu Fallls
Brief visit to one of the world's great waterfalls and some of its birds.
Tucano-de-bico-verde * Red-breasted Toucan - Itatiaia
★ Tucano-de-bico-verde, Itatiaia, Brasil, 2016
★ Red-breasted Toucan, Itatiaia, Brazil, 2016
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★ Tucano-de-bico-verde ( Ramphastos dicolorus )
PN Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil
26/05/2016
Este foi o primeiro da viagem.
Mais aves do Brasil:
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★ Red-breasted Toucan
Itatiaia NP, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26/05/2016
This was the first one we saw on the trip.
More Brazilian birds:
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Feeders at Hotel do Ype, Itatiaia NP Brazil
Lage Azul, Itatiaia National Park, Brazil
Parque Nacional de Itatiaia
In the early 19th century the park region was part of the route used to transport gold mined in neighboring state of Minas Gerais. Once these gold reserves were depleted, it started to attract the attention of adventurers, and nature lovers.
This is the birthplace of mountain climbing in Brazil. In 1856 Franklin Massena was the first climber to reach the top of Pico das Agulhas Negras. Standing 2,878 meters above sea level, it that was for decades mistakenly considered the highest mountain in the country.
The area of the park itself belonged formerly to Barão de Mauá. As the land was not used for coffee farming, the wildlife was largely preserved. It is of particular importance because of the countless springs that feed Rio Paraiba. This is the river that provides most of the water used in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The area was purchased by the State in 1908. After the unsuccessful attempt to use it for fruit farming, here was turned into the first national park in Brazil.
Parque Nacional do Itatiaia was founded in 1937. Today it occupies an area of about 120 square kilometers, that stretches all the way to the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo. It is located in a mountain range named Serra das Mantiqueiras. Itatiaia is a Native Brazilian word, meaning rocks full of sharp edges.
The lower parts of the park are about 1,100 meters above sea level. It is an important pocket of protected Mata Atlantica. This is the most endangered Brazilian forest, only 7% of the original forest is still preserved. As you go up, the vegetation changes. You will see more grassy fields, and bare granite rocks on the mountain peaks.
Brazil 2015 - The Atlantic Rainforest: Part 1: Reserva Ecologica de Guapiacu (REGUA)
The first of two videos of the birds and mammals seen during a stay at the Reserva Ecologica de Guapiacu (otherwise known as REGUA) in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil in July 2015. This video covers the habitats and trails around the lodge, all within the Serra dos Orgaos range of the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest.
Birds of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
This is a slide show of some of the pictures I took in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State, in october 2013. There are a lot of birds here, and some squirrels too. Have a look at the video of this slide show.
green-headed tanagers, Serra dos Tucanos lodge, Brazil, september 2010
Green-headed Tanagers on a birdtable at the Serra dos Tucanos lodge in SE Brazil.
Bird from Itatiaia National Park
Vá para 1:20, é onde o passarinho aparece. A hungry little bird who came to ate out cereal bar. Itatiaia National Park - Brazil. August 4, 2012. Parque Nacional do Itatiaia.
Birdwatching no Hotel São Gotardo e P. N. de Itatiaia - (Puro Pulso Produções, Novembro-2016)
Tours de observação de aves no Hotel São Gotardo e no Parque Nacional de Itatiaia. Lugar incrível para observar e fotografar aves do bioma Mata Atlântica.
Birding Tours at São Gotardo Hotel and Itatiaia National Park. Incredible hotspot for birding and photography at Atlantic Forest biome.
DONRAFATOURS - HUMMING BIRDS IN ITATIAIA
It was one of the best moments in my life. Only in our mountains in Itatiaia, it was possible! :) Vale dos Ipes!
Parque Nacional Itatiaia
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Parque Nacional Itatiaia
Atlantic rainforest, tropical birds, and waterfalls galore in the states of Rio and Minas Gerais.
Brazil Trip 2017
From February, 21st to March, 7th of 2017.
Places visited :
São Paulo (Brazil)
Cataratas do Iguaçu (Brazil)
Cataratas del Iguazú & Puerto Iguazú (Argentina)
São José dos Campos (Brazil)
Parque Nacional de Itatiaia (Brazil)
Paraty (Brazil)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Brazil 2015 - Birding at Chapada dos Guimaraes
This video is one of seven from a trip to Brazil in July and August 2105. It covers a few days birding around Chapada dos Guimaraes with birding guide Fernando Frosini, including visits to the cerrado habitats, gallery forests and the area's dramatic National Park.
Magnificent Brasil - Part One
Montage of images during my holiday in Brasil in 1980. I had the privilege of staying with Marcos Craveiro and his family and meeting some of the most amazing friends. The footage is from old Super8 film, so the quality is not nearly as crisp as the original. I watched Rita Lee perfuming the song Lanca Perfume at a gymnasium in Campinas and had to use it for this film. Part 2, featuring a visit to Itatiaia National Park was taken on a trip from Sao Paulo to Rio.
Bird Feeder at Itatiaia National Park.
Bird Feeder at the Itatiaia National Park.
Birding Southeast Brazil
A little video of a tour I lead for Field Guides Birding tours.