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General Brazil's national language, spoken by its 190 million people, is Brazilian Portuguese; a softer version of traditional Portuguese. Other than during a brief incursion to Argentina, we will not encounter any Spanish Rio de Janeiro is within Brazil's official time zone, which includes São Paulo and Brasilia; and which is three hours earlier than GMT. Once we leave Rio for Bonito, and enter the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, within which is the Pantanal; we will be four hours earlier than GMT Because of the additional differences in daylight saving times between Brazil and GMT, Brazil time can be between two and six hours earlier than the UK, depending upon the time of year, and your location within Brazil. For the main period of the tour, however, the difference will be three to five hours. For precise information on time differences, please click here Our activities will take place 20-26 degrees south of the Equator; and will vary in altitude from 100m below ground in Bonito, to sea level in Rio, to 400 meters above sea level at Sugarloaf mountain in Rio, and in the interior Summer (November to March) is hot, and often rainy Winter (May to August) is mainly dry, and cool to warm. Temperatures can drop to 5º C (41 º F) during the day, and lower during the night The average annual temperature is 25º C (77º F), but will vary day by day The electrical supply is typically 110 volts, although 220 volt sockets can usually be found for you. However, electrical sockets have not been unified, so a 220v socket and a 110v socket can look identical... A direct flight to Rio de Janeiro, from the UK, takes approximately 12 hours to cover the journey of 7,000 miles (11,000 km)

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