Pousada Irmão Sol

Description

BROTHER SUN CHALETS

It's located only 9 Km from the first fall of São Francisco River, the Casca D’Anta Fall (186 m high) the most visited spot in Serra da Canastra National Park.

The property comprises of three comfortable chalets for up to 4 persons, with private bathroom, gas heated shower, fan, 120l coolant, TV & DVD player and 2 hammocks in the veranda, external douche and the stunning view to the dramatic cliff of Canastra Mountain Range and the Valley of São Francisco River. Guests can still count in the social area with an equipped kitchen, laundry service, TV with DVD, a computer with USB port and Internet plus 24 hours assistance.

We also organize your Nature activities as birdwatching, bóia-cross (floating), rappel, cascading, horse riding, biking. Pousada Irmão Sol also offers touristic and logistics support (Guides) for off-road vehicles trails.


NATIONAL PARK OF SERRA DA CANASTRA

Birth place of the largest wholly Brazilian river, São Francisco (or simply “Velho Chico” – “Old Chico”), the National Park of Serra da Canastra offers to the visitor a fascinating scenery, waterfalls and still a lot to do like hiking, trekking (on foot, horseback, car or moto rides), radical sports and the unmistakable “mineira” hospitality with its delicious cuisine.

When hiking around it is possible to see some of the animal species threatened of extinction, Tamanduá-Bandeira – the Great Anteater, Lobo Guará – Maned Wolf, Tatu Peba – Hairy Six-banded Armadillo, and also exotic species of the typical flora of Cerrado ecosystem.

The Brazilian Merganser (Mergus Octosetaceus) is the most threatened animal in this area, only about 250 individuals remain – all over the planet – as reported by Brazilian and Foreign researchers that come here seeking for information on the specie. Even due to its reduced number of individuals, it is not so difficult to be seen. Birds are especially sensitive to habitat degradation within river catchments, from activities such as logging, mining and agriculture. This species is sedentary, eats fish, and occurs on rivers flowing through remote sub-tropical forest in Brazil. Almost nothing is known about its biology, and only two nests have ever been found.