Brazil Project

At the end of the project volunteers can choose to extend their stay in Brazil by joining an optional excursion to the world famious, Iguazu Falls. This excursion has an additional fee of $425, which will cover all hotels, meals, ground transportation, entrance fees, tour guides, and insurance during the excursion days. The fee does not cover the domestic flight from Sao Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu on February 3. Volunteers will be responsible for booking their own domestic flight. Details on the exact flight to book ate listed in the travel information section of the information packet. 

On Sunday, those staying on for excursion will travel by plane to Foz do Iguaçu where they’ll start their tour. Iguazu Falls is located on the Brazil-Argentina border. It is said that from Brazil you “see” the falls and from Argentina you “live” the falls, and visitors on this tour will get to enjoy the falls from both sides of the border. Iguazu comes from two Guarani words meaning “Big Water.” Depending on the water level there are between 150 and 300 individual cascades of water including the largest fall, Garganta do Diablo, or“Devil’s Throat,” where about half of the river’s flow falls more than 250 feet to the base.

In addition to seeing the falls from both sides of the border, the group will also take a boat ride up the river to the base of the falls and visit a hydroelectric dam in Brazil that creates about 25% of the electricity for the country of Brazil and is the world’s largest producer of electric power. On Monday night, the group will visit the Marco das Tres Fronteiras, the location where Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay meet. There, you’ll enjoy the sunset and have an opportunity to buy some souvenirs. The group will then depart for home Tuesday afternoon or evening, Febraury 5.