Alligators (family Alligatoridae) live mainly on the American continent and in parts of Asia. In Brazil there are three genera of them: Melanosuchus, Caiman and Paleosuchus, all designated by the generic name of "Jacarés". Thanks to successive adaptations, alligators were under the first vertebrates to conquer terrestrial space. Despite being predatory animals, they rarely attack humans and prefer to feed on fish, crustaceans and other weak and sick animals.
Brazil has six species, mainly Jacaretinga and Jacaré-açu, the largest of Brazilian alligators with up to 6 meters in length, which are found in the Amazon basin, and the Yellow-crested Jacaré that
Located in the municipality of Urubici, in the state of Santa Catarina, the Rio dos Bugres Canyon has one of the most beautiful waterfalls of Brazil and of the mountain range of Santa Catarina. Despite its beauty, the Rio dos Bugres waterfall, which is difficult to access, is little known. In addition to being beautiful, the 218-meter-high fall is one of the largest in the country and hides a cave behind the curtain of water. The waters of another waterfall, the Rio das Cobras, fall from above the same canyon.
In addition to the long journey, the rugged terrain requires the
The Serra do Mar is a mountain range in Brazil that extends for approximately 1500 km, along the east / south coast from the state of Rio de Janeiro to the north of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
In the state of Rio de Janeiro, Serra do Mar receives the local name of Serra dos Órgãos, which has the highest peaks of the entire Serra do Mar, such as the Pedra do Sino de Teresópolis (2,255 meters), the Caledônia peak (2,257 meters) in Nova Friburgo, and the Três Picos de Friburgo, the culmination of the entire Serra do Mar,
