Travel, food & trail running — Page 13
What to Do in Ponta Grossa
Ponta Grossa, Paraná — a state park of otherworldly sandstone shapes, a waterfall pouring from a 40-meter vertical cave, and the Campos Gerais landscape.
Pico Araçatuba, Near Curitiba
Pico Araçatuba, Paraná — a well-marked 7.5 km trail up the highest, coldest peak in southeastern Paraná, with a summit book to sign.
Caminho do Vinho, Curitiba
Caminho do Vinho, São José dos Pinhais — a rural wine route near Curitiba, tracing 150 years of Italian family wineries, cheese, and pick-your-own strawberries.
What to Do in Curitiba
Curitiba, the well-organized capital of Paraná, with a glass-domed botanical garden, an eye-shaped Oscar Niemeyer museum, and parks built to tame old flooding.
Pico do Itaguaré: Serra da Mantiqueira
Pico do Itaguaré, Minas Gerais — a technical 4 km climb to one of São Paulo's ten tallest peaks, with an exposed crevice crossing near the summit.
Waterfalls in Passa Quatro, Minas Gerais
Waterfalls in Passa Quatro — a private-property emerald pool, a historic 1911 hydroelectric site, and a national forest cascade, mapped out over two days.