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Weather in Campo Grande
Pantanal
From November to mid-May it rains a lot in Pantanal – and this couldn't be better for the ecotourist. Rivers, lakes and lagoons flood, forming canals connecting one to the other. The floods cover up to two-thirds of this unique ecosystem spanning 250 thousand km2 (97 sq.m.), in Southern Mato Grosso and Northwestern Mato Grosso do Sul. The result of so much rainwater covering broad expanses of land is an abundance and variety of fauna and flora as cannot be seen anywhere else in the world. That region, declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site, is home to 650 species of birds (for an idea, in the whole of Brazil approximately 1,800 species are listed), amongst which the arara-azul-grande (large blue macaw) and the tuiuiú (a type of stork), regarded as Pantanal's emblematic bird. The vegetation, in its turn, is a complex of three distinct systems: amazon, cerrado (wastelands) and chaco (such as the marshlands in Paraguay and Bolivia are called). From May, the flooded waters begin to subside. It is the start of the ebbing season, when the lands dry and bloom and the fish are caught in pools and bays, providing a generous feast to birds and carnivores alike – amongst which, of course, the traveler fond of the good pantaneira cuisine.
Highlights:
- Both “Pantanais”: the dry season's and the rainy season's
- The charming farms, to lodge in the middle of nature
- The greatest diversity of bird species on the planet, and one of the largest
in terms of mammals
- The pantaneira culture and the locals' relationship with the ecosystem