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Travel Destination Guide - Iguassu Falls - Brazil Side
Iguassu Falls - Brazil Side (Brazil) 
Iguassu Falls - Brazil Side Information
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Spectacular, breathtaking, majestic. There's no better description of the torrents of water cascading down Iguassu Falls, one of the largest and most impressive falls in the world. The name Iguassu comes from the Guarnani Indian word meaning "great water."
Situated on the border of Brazil and Argentina, the 275 falls plunge over a precipice more than a mile and a half wide with an average drop of 300 feet to the Iguazu River below. Every second, 450,000 gallons of water come tumbling down.
Seventy percent of the falls are actually in Argentina, but arguably a better overall view of the falls can be seen from the Brazilian side. Each year, millions of visitors gaze at the falls, which are 60 feet higher than Niagra Falls and about one and half times as wide. Clouds of spray continually emerge from Iguassu against a backdrop of lush tropical growth.
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The Iguassu Falls arena is breathtaking and whilst Niagara Falls is more famous it cannot boast the height, width and sheer volume of water that Iguassu can. The tourist to the falls can simply just take in the amazing scenery from a number of lookout points and viewing platforms or embark on nature walks with a number of tour guide companies.
The Brazilian Side - The Brazilian side of the falls boast an incredible overall view of the falls (as the majority of the falls are located on the Argentinian side). The gentle walk parallel to the falls, allows the visitor to gaze at the incredible views and take a bridge walk out over the falls. Tours consist of a variety of boat trips to which some, take the passengers close to the more mild of the waterfalls for a thorough soaking.
The Argentinian Side - Whilst the Brazilian side arguably boasts a better overall view of the falls, the Argentinian side contains the grand prize, being the bridge walk to 'The Devils Throat'. The Devils throat is the epi center of the falls. The Argentinian side also features a variety of bridge walks taking the vistor through treks & trails that get up close and personal to the grand falls themselves.
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Population: 186.112.800
Languages: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Currency: real
Currency code: BRL
Local Times:
Brazil - Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
Brazil - Bahia - Salvador
Brazil - São Paulo - Sao Paulo
Country Dialling Code: +55
Voltage: 110/220V 60Hz
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For hundreds of years, Brazil has symbolised the great escape into a primordial, tropical paradise, igniting the Western imagination like no other South American country. From the mad passion of Carnaval to the immensity of the dark Amazon, it is a country of mythic proportions.
A large proportion of Brazil's huge population do not have much to be happy about, and yet the image the country immediately conjures up is of care-free colourful crowds dancing in street parades at Carnaval. It is joie de vivre and explosions of passionate gaiety that make this gigantic country, larger than the continental United States, so attractive to visitors. Tourists flocking to the fabulous cities, like hedonistic Rio de Janiero, can enjoy the five-star hotels, shopping malls, beautiful beaches, sunny skies and inspirational restaurants without being forced to confront the hundreds of shanty towns (favelas) where the poorest of the poor scratch a living in the shadows of the skyscrapers.
Brazil should be an incredibly wealthy country, but institutionalised corruption and mismanagement of agricultural and natural resources are two of the reasons why prosperity has been denied to the mass of the people. Never mind, for most Brazilians life is a sensuous adventure and visitors cannot help but get caught up in the rhythm of the samba.
Being so vast, Brazil can offer a variety of cultures and topographies from the Amazon rain forest to the mountain towns of Minas Gerais, the urban jungle of Sao Paulo, the vast central plateau around Brasilia and the world-famous Rio beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema. It all adds up to an exotic and exciting Latin American mix where the common denominators are samba, sunshine, sultry smiles and soccer. |
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