I am looking for some must sees and secret gems along this route.. Can anyone help me out here ?? Many thanks in advance...Albert

Hi Albert,

Places I can suggest you in Brazil:

FLORIANÓPOLIS - a mix of city and beaches;

IGUAZU FALLS: worldly known;

CANYON ROUTE - it's an easy dirt road - you can begin it in PRAIA GRANDE (S29 11.832 W49 57.043) - SC-450 (in Santa Catarina State), then take - RS-427 - then visit ITAIMBEZINHO CANYON, then go to CAMBARA DO SUL - RS-020 - then FORTALEZA CANYON - then SÃO JOSÉ DOS AUSENTES - then CANYON MONTENEGRO - then BOM JARDIM DA SERRA - URUBICI - SC-370 - MORRO DA IGREJA - thenride SC-370 to ride to the coast to FLORIANOPOLIS.

Aparados da Serra - Guia Aparados da Serra - Parque Nacional dos Aparados da Serra - Aparados da Serra Cavalgadas - Aparados da Serra Pacotes - Aparados da Serra SC - Aparados da Serra RS - Canyon Itaimbézinho - Canyon Fortaleza - Cambará do Sul - Ma

TOWN
ROAD
ATTRACTION

Detailed free gps maps at:
(TRC-Brasil Mapsource)
Downloads


I live in Curitiba, if you ride through here write me.
Have a nice ride,

Reginaldo.

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Atacama Desert & Uyuni Salar - 8.000 km - oct. 07.
Carretera Austral - 10.000 km - apr. 09.

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Not ideal for a street bike though. Lots of pea gravel on rock with steep downhill grades. Like riding on ball bearings.

Karin-Marijke has just finished some interesting articles about Paraguay and Brazil...

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

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- On the road since 2003 in an antique Land Cruiser

Puta del diablo, Uruguay. Awesome spot che.