Brazil

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Brazil is a Federal state and the full official name of the country sounds like the Federative Republic of Brazil. Composed of 26 States and one Federal district with the capital of Brazil. But Brazil is divided into 5 regions.

 
1) NORTH (North), the capital Manaus and the States: acre, Amazonas, amapá, Pará, rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins.
2) northeast (Northeast), the capital Recife and States: Alagoas, Bahia, Maranhao, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, ceará, Sergipe.
3) CENTRAL WEST (enter on West), the capital of Brazil, the Federal district and States of goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul.
4) SOUTH – EASTERN (Southeast), capital of Sao Paulo and the States of Minas Gerais state, Rio de Janeiro, são Paulo, espírito Santo.
5) SOUTH (South), capital of Porto Alegre and States: paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul.
COMPAIA MEGATOUR OFFERS FISHING ON THE TRIBUTARIES OF THE AMAZON:
- ON THE RIVER TROMBETAS
- ON THE RIVER RIO MARE
Where to be: the Amazon River is in South America - the deepest river in the world. A large part of the Amazon belongs to Brazil, southwestern and Western regions of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Source: the River is formed in Peru in the result of the confluence of the rivers Ucayali (right source) and the marañon (left source) flows through the Amazon lowland, which lies on Brazilian territory, and empties into the Atlantic ocean. The name of the river was in honor of the militant tribe of the Amazons, as claimed by Francis Orellana, who was the first European to sail through it. There is another version of the origin of the name is from Indian word "amazulu", the word Redskins was called the "thundering water". The length of the Amazon is debated and in various dimensions is the source of the river Maranon, about 6400 km, from the source of the Ucayali — about 7100 km.
Tributaries: a River is more than 500 tributaries, which form a dense river network of them he most large. The right of the river: Jurua, Purus, Madeira, Tapajos, Xingu, Tocantins. Left of the river, the ISA, Japura, Rio Negro ( Rio Mare) , Trombetas.
In the Amazon lives the largest freshwater ray-finned fish on the planet – the arapaima or pirarucu. To catch the fish alone, even the most avid angler can not do. It has a length of 3 meters, and weight is 200 kg It is the largest predatory fish of the Amazon. And only able to breathe air when the water has little oxygen. She has no swim bladder, but there is a big bag which fish can be periodically filled with fresh air through the mouth. Here of be also known small carnivorous red-bellied piranha. This is one of the most fierce freshwater fish in the world. They have a number of razor-sharp teeth that can cut flesh from bones and dead animals. The name piranha is due to the reddish belly when fully grown, although juveniles are a silver colour with a dark spot. These piranhas grow up to 33 cm and weighing up to 3.5 kg. In the rivers are often caught red-som of pirara . The world record in this region: red-tailed catfish – 56 kg. In rivers you can see a unique plant – Victoria Regia. The diameter of this leaf, the world's largest water lilies up to 2 m. Their edges are bent upward, forming a bowl. Each such sheet can withstand a weight of 8 kg.
In the waters of the river meet river Dolphin and Amazonian iniya Lamartine. Some fish eat seeds and fruits falling in the water from the trees, and arovana – bugs sitting on branches. In order to catch them, she is forced to jump out of the water.
COMPAIA MEGATOUR OFFERS FISHING TRIPS ON TRIBUTARIES OF THE RIO NEGRO.
Rio Negro Blackwater river, in turn, is the largest left tributary of the Amazon. At the confluence of the Amazon South of Manaus the dark waters of the Rio Negro do not mix immediately with the muddy yellow waters of the main river and traced their boundary at a distance of several tens of kilometers. It should be clarified that here Amazon call Solimoens. This phenomenon is called the “wedding of the rivers”.
Location: In the North of Brazil. The river itself flows through the territory of Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.
Source: the Rio Negro in the upper reaches is called Bolivar originates in Colombia. Length of 2300 km.
Tributaries: Right major rivers of Uaupes, Curicular, Unini. Left major rivers: Casiquiare in southern Venezuela, connects the Rio Negro with the river basin of the Orinoco, the Rio Branco (a tributary of Itapura), Maroua.

Brazil is the largest in area and population, country in South America occupying almost half the continent. The Eastern part of Brazil bordering the Atlantic ocean.

A large part of Brazil is the Brazilian highlands, with peaks up to 2000 meters in the Eastern part. In the North - the Amazonian lowlands covered with tropical forests. The South-Western part of Brazil, the Paraguay river basin, is one of the biggest moorland of the world Samir marshy Pantanal.

Brazil has an extensive network of rivers and lakes - the two largest rivers of South America, paraná (South) and Amazon (North), proceed through its territory. The lakes of Brazil are mainly located in river basins, the two largest lakes, Lagoa Mirim and Patos, located close to the ocean coast in the South of the country.

The fauna of Brazil is striking in its richness and variety - only primates more than 70 types. In the waters of Brazil are described more than 3,000 species of fish. This wealth and the poor knowledge of species leads to constant changes in the ecosystem - there are always new species and endangered species to completely disappear. To preserve populations, in Brazil created a large number of protected reserves and parks.

Fishing in Brazil is an adventure that will impress the most discerning anglers. More than 3000 species of fish of different sizes, shapes and colors, the breathtaking landscapes of rivers and lakes, powerful, confident bite and the adrenaline rush when playing big and strong fish - mandatory attributes of fishing in Brazil.

The variety of fish and water bodies allows to arrange fishing on predatory fish and peaceful, both from a boat and from the shore. And on the East coast available sea fishing in the waters of the Atlantic ocean.

As a trophy in the rivers and lakes of Brazil meet arawana, Arapaima, Bicuda, Brikon, Payara, Puck, Pararara, Surubi, Trahira, but the most popular was fishing for Peacock bass.

Peacock bass (Cichla temensis) is a large, beautiful and powerful predator, a worthy adversary for every angler.

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Fishing on the Rio Mare
The basin of the river Rio Mare is one of the sacred places to catch trophy peacock bass
Fishing on the river Itapira
The Lodge's remoteness from inhabited places and the lack of fishing press promises exciting fishing
Fishing on the Rio Trombetas
The Lodge is situated in one of the most remote areas of the Amazon in 100km. from the nearest settlement.