Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Exploring Brasília, Goiás & Tocantins
Cidade de Goiás and Pirenópolis in Goiás remain
pleasant colonial towns, while the spectacular
Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park in northern
Goiás showcases the unique flora and fauna of high-
altitude
cerrado
. Brasília, the capital city of Brazil
from 1960 onward, was built from the dust and scrub
of the central western
cerrado,
and is a Modernist
marvel. In Tocantins state, the Ilha do Bananal, one of
the largest islands in Brazil, is also the point at which
three ecosystems converge - rainforest,
cerrado,
and
wetland. The dune deserts of Jalapão in Tocantins are
fringed by dry
sertão
, vast horizons of soya farms,
waterfalls, crystalline rivers, and forests inhabited by
the Xavante and Xingú indigenous groups.
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SIGHTS AT A GLANCE
Towns & Cities
Brasília pp302-305
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National Parks & Areas of
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Jalapão
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Parque Nacional Chapada dos
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SEE ALSO
• Where to Stay
pp384-5
• Where to Eat
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