Useful addresses

part of birding trip report SE Brazil Oct/Nov 2001 at www.jvanderw.nl 
John van der Woude

www.arthurgrosset.com - detailed notes about the birding sites, by Jeremy Minns, and  meant as updates to Bruce Forrester's Birding Brazil (1990).

Ibama permits for Sooretama and Augusto Rushi reserves: 
Jose Olimpio Vargas - olimpio@es.ibama.gov.br (ES is for the state Espiritu Santo, this is the ES branch)

Bookshop at Rio Airport: see General logistics

Hotels:
Teresopolis (for Serra dos Orgaos National Park): Villa Nova Parque Hotel, Rua Armando Fajardo 173, tel. 021 2642 2930, e-mail hotelvilanova@uol.com.br (good, quiet and yet central location). About 100 reales per room. Many other hotels, e.g. recommended by other birders but far outside city: Pousada da Posse tel. 021 2641 8995.

Caparaó Parque Hotel at base of Caparaó National Park: tel. 032 3747 2559, fax 032 3747 2530. Good. 144 reales per room, incl. meals.

Santa Teresa (for Augusto Rushi / Nova Lombardia reserve): hotel Solar dos Colibris, fax 027 3259 2200. Nice, and quiet location. About 60 reales per room. No restaurant.

Linhares (for Sooretama and Linhares reserves): most birders stay(ed) at hotel Linhatur in Linhares itself, fax 027 3373 7000 (61 rooms, 75 reales per room). We were (see report about mixed feelings) in the expensive lodge of Linhares reserve, fax 027 3273 1277, or try e-mail (in English) to Valeria rnvvisitas@cvrd.com.br or linhares@cvrd.com.br at reserve office.

Serra do Cipó: Pousada Chão da Serra (prop.: Eustaquio Miranda), tel. 031 3718 7040 , reservations also at 031 3681 3945, web site http://chaodaserra.hpg.com.br . Nice place, and Eustaquio understands birders very well. At farthest end of the village, and immediately below the start of the Cipó birding road. Not expensive.

Serra da Canastra National Park: Chapadão da Canastra, tel. 037 3433 1267, 037 3433 1226, mail to hotelchapadão2003@yahoo.com.br (prop. Renilda Dupin). Recommended, new, good, and Renilda is very helpful. Not expensive. Good restaurant nearby. Photos and more info at www.serracanastra.com.br

Ubatuba: Hotel Solar das Aguas Cantantes, in Lazaro quarter (farthest West in Ubatuba), tel. 012 442 0178, fax 012 442 0288, e-mail aguascan@iconet.com.br, www.ubatuba2000.com.br/solar . Nice, quiet, with very good restaurant. The lady (Sonali) speaks English. 65 reales per room plus breakfast.

Itatiaia National Park: hotel Simon, tel. 024 3352 1122 (English was possible between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.), fax 024 3352 1230, reservations also at tel. 021 2240 4508; http://hotelsimon.com.br . Good and large hotel, good restaurant, good location for trails. Feeder at owner's house left of hotel. 500 reales for 4 nights, per room/couple, incl. all meals. However, one year later friends of us had a bad experience at Simon and they
preferred hotel do Ype, which was very good and only a little more expensive.