Itinerary

Date City Accommodations Activities
January 2 Rio de Janeiro airplane Depart from Newark, NJ (4:50 PM), Transfer in Miami
Wednesday
Travel day
January 3 Rio de Janeiro Hotel Astoria Arrive Rio de Janeiro (10:35 AM), Corcovado
Thursday
Copacobana Guide meets at airport. Visit Corcovado. Check into hotel. Walking tour of
Leblon region. (Class session 4-6 PM). Dinner
January 4 Rio de Janeiro Hotel Astoria Jardim Botanico (Class time)
Friday
Copacobana
January 5 Rio de Janeiro Hotel Astoria Copacobana (walk 8-10 AM)/ Sitio PM (Class time)
Saturday
Copacobana
January 6 Rio de Janeiro Hotel Astoria Flamingo Park (bikes)/Sugarloaf/Instituto Moreira Salles Cultural Center
Sunday
Copacobana
January 7 Rio de Janeiro Hotel Astoria Sitio PM (alternate) (Class time)
Monday
Copacobana
January 8 Rio de Janeiro Hotel Astoria Jardim Botanico – youth day (Class time)
Tuesday
Copacobana
January 9 Rio de Janeiro Hotel Astoria Tijuca Forest and Roberto Burle Marx private garden (Nininha
Wed.
Copacobana Magalhaes) (no class)
January 10 Rio de Janeiro Hotel Astoria Ministry of Health Roof Garden, Museum of Modern Art (class time)
Thursday
Copacobana
January 11 Rio de Janeiro Hotel Astoria Tingua National Forest (no class)
Friday
Copacobana
January 12 Rio de Janeiro Hotel Astoria Free day
Saturday
Copacobana
January 13 Cuiaba Hotel in Cuiaba - Free day until travel in PM 8:35 PM – 11:40 PM
Sunday
Garcia Hotel
January 14 Pantanal Canto do PANTANAL = Hiking and horse riding through the forests and fields, and
Monday
Arancuã pedaling boat trip on the river and on the creek, interspersed with two subgroups
of 10 pax.
January 15 Pantanal Canto do PANTANAL = Hiking and horse riding through the forests and fields, and

Tuesday Arancuã pedaling boat trip on the river and on the creek, interspersed with two subgroups
of 10 pax.
January 16
Wed.
Chapada Hotel in Chapada CHAPADA = Travel to Chapada and see City of God at sunset
January 17
Thursday
Chapada/Nobres Garcia Hotel NOBRES= Visits to the National Park, zoo, and river snorkeling
January 18 Cuiaba/Manaus Hotel St. Paul; Drop-off at the Cuiabá airport at 5:55 AM. Arrive Manaus 10:40 AM for free
Friday
triple rooms afternoon in Manaus.
January 19
Saturday
INPA INPA; Field 41 Research facility; guided excursions; overnight in hammocks
January 20 INPA/ Manaus Hotel St. Paul; Research facility; guided excursions
Sunday
triple rooms
January 21
Monday
Amazon Clipper premium River Cruise
January 22
Tuesday
Amazon Clipper premium River Cruise
January 23 Amazon/Brasilia Hotel St. Peter River Cruise
Wednesday
Depart Manaus 3:10 PM; Arrive Brasilia 8:00 PM
January 24 Brasilia Hotel St. Peter Brasilia
Thursday
buildings, plazas, and public works of Niemeyer and Burle Marx, Palacio do
Itamaraty and Cathedral Metropolitan,TV Tower
January 25
Friday
Brasilia Hotel St. Peter Free day in Brasilia
January 26 Brasilia/ Rio de Hotel Marina Brasilia
Saturday Janeiro
Palace
Tour government buildings, visit public plazas, visit president’s residence
Depart Brasilia 5:25 PM; Arrive Rio de Janeiro 8:05 PM
January 27 Rio de Janeiro Hotel Marina Class time (1/2 free day)
Sunday
Palace
January 28 Rio de Janeiro Hotel Marina Class time and project day
Monday
Palace

January 29
Tuesday
January 30
Wednesday
January 31
Thursday
February 1
Friday
February 2
Saturday
Rio de Janeiro Hotel Marina
Palace
Rio de Janeiro Hotel Marina
Palace
Hotel Marina
Palace
Petropolis – imperial city – visit cathedral and summer palace (no class)
project time
Final Presentations of projects created during the courses. All Day. Dinner
8:10 PM Flight Home
6:05 AM Arrive Home