Bridges and pools
Wildlife by the road.
Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Milels — CC BY-SA 4.0 · JAQUELINE RIGOTTI KUBISZESKI — CC BY-SA 4.0 · JAQUELINE RIGOTTI KUBISZESKI — CC BY-SA 4.0
The Transpantaneira is a dirt road that runs 147 kilometres into the northern Pantanal, from the town of Poconé to the small settlement of Porto Jofre on the Cuiabá River. It was meant to reach Corumbá, but the waterlogged land and ecological concerns stopped it at Porto Jofre. It starts at a gateway south of Poconé and crosses more than a hundred bridges over flooded fields and pools, which draw wildlife in the dry season and make it easy to spot from the road. Porto Jofre is the base for river trips in search of jaguars on the Cuiabá, Piquiri and São Lourenço rivers. Boat outings last six to eight hours, rank among the best-known wildlife experiences in the world and often turn up giant otters as well. They run mainly in the dry season, roughly July to November. Most visitors come on organised tours from Cuiabá lasting several nights, staying in country lodges along the road.
Wildlife by the road.
Boats to find jaguars.
On the rivers.
From Poconé to Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso
In the dry season, roughly July to November, when boat trips run on the Cuiabá River and its tributaries.