Cachoira Sto Antonio, Brotas
Eco-tourism delights abound in the area around the city of Brotas in Sao Paulo State. The region is well worth the (mostly beautiful) drive of somewhere between 3½ and 6 hours duration (depending on the level of frustration and tedium served up by the traffic at the extensive borders of the Sao Paulo megalopolis) in a direction North-West from the state capital.
Horse-riding, rafting, trekking, river-rock sliding, rappelling, zip-lining, showering in waterfalls and bathing in the area’s distinctive singing sand are all fun activities located within about 30 minutes drive of the city centre.
The Pousada Do Lago is a family-friendly hotel near the centre of Brotas with facilities that include sauna, outdoor pool and tennis-courts. A few metres from the hotel is the excellent restaurant Casinho which serves some fabulous food and has a beautiful setting overlooking a lake that teems with a range of bird and other wild-life.
When staying in Brotas, it will be very helpful to have both a car and some Portugese. Brotas is a gem of a region and the Brazilians have had the good sense to largely keep it to themselves - the attractions and facilities are geared mainly to a domestic audience, so don’t expect the same ease of getting around (using English and public transport) as in other areas of Brazil.
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