Welcome to the final part of my posts from Brasil! If you haven't already seen the previous two posts from this trip you can check them out here. For my fifth visit to Brasil (my wife's home country) Nat and I chose to visit a very unique part of the country that is greatly overlooked and unknown by most foreigners. Chapada Diamantina is a national park situated ~400kms west of Salvador, Bahia. It is known for its old mining towns, incredible panoramas, stunning waterfalls, and numerous ancient sandstone caves. To sum it up, it's the best kept secret from foreigners visiting Brasil, in my opinion. Traveling to and staying in Chapada Diamantina is very easy, but you'll have to plan carefully as there are only 2 flights to the region each week, or otherwise be prepared to sit on a bus for 7-8 hours. We were fairly budget minded for accommodation, as we wanted to make sure we could comfortably pay for transport around the national park and its many sites. We stayed with Tatu Do Bem in the town of Lencois, which was an exceptionally comfortable hotel, run by Shirley and Eduardo. They put on a fantastic breakfast (included) everyday, and also run really great personal tours throughout the Chapada. Eduardo knew of all the best places to check out, which often meant that secluded waterfalls and caves were left for us to experience independently of other tourists! We only had two full days to explore Chapada, but we still managed to do a lot of exploring! On Day 1 we visited Mucuguezinho River and Poco do Diabo (waterfall), Caverna da Fumaca (cave), Pratinha (turquoise river), Gruta Azul (river cave), finished with sunset at Morro do Pai Inacio. On Day 2 we visited Poco Azul (river cave) and Cachoeira do Mosquito (waterfall). Enough with the chatter. I hope you enjoy the snaps! -Mat
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christina SAMPAIO
8/29/2016 10:53:54 am
Your pictures are just amazing!!!
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Stephane
8/30/2016 03:16:08 pm
I also wanted to tell you how much I love your pictures. You are an amazing photographer, putting something special to your images, and adding your stong style to them.
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Mathieu - Caveira Photography
8/30/2016 03:35:57 pm
Hi Steph,
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David
10/13/2016 05:32:21 am
I visited Chapada about 20 years ago and enjoyed many of these same places. So glad to see them mostly unspoiled by development. Again you've done a wonderful job capturing the Brazilian landscape and spirit. Makes me want to go back. I'll never forget the rusted water color in various parts of Bahia with the swirling foam. Seems your chosen color palette with Fuji captures that reality well.
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