You can cross from Brazil directly into Peru by skirting around the top of Bolivia. It is called the Pan Oceanic Highway. Really nice new road in Peru, really interesting collection of potholes in Brazil. This is one of the better sections

Pretty boring on the Brazil side though as a lot of it is through endless sugarcane and corn fields although the need to play dodgems with huge trucks and lots of cars all doing their best to dodge potholes does tend to keep you awake. When the road is good and the scenery boring, the main problem is staying awake and for the first time in my life, I failed and did a bit of earth moving down off the side of the road.
Depending on the season there are several options for getting from NE Brazil or Venuzuala to Porto Vehlo - road or river barge - so certainly no need to go right back to Brasilia. (we left our truck there) North Pantanal (Porto Jofre) might be worth a visit though if you are in no hurry. We spent all of an hour in Porto Vehlo. Would have stayed longer but we couldn't find a Sauna open anywhere and we were desperate to find a cool spot to recover.
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