166 | ROTEIROS DE CHARME THE CERRADO, THE PANTANAL, CHAPADA DOS VEADEIROS, AND OTHER INCREDIBLE DESTINATIONS TO EXPLORE IN THE HEART OF BRAZIL MIDWEST In the heart of Brazil, all paths converge. Comprising Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, and the Federal District, the Midwest is the only region that borders all others—and, interestingly, the only one without a coastline. But if the sea is distant, the abundance of rivers, waterfalls, springs, and flooded plains Carina FurLanetto / shutterstoCk more than makes up for it. It is a land of wide horizons, where nature expresses itself on a grand scale. Within its boundaries lie vastly different worlds. To the north and west, the dense Amazon Rainforest spreads with its almost impenetrable vegetation. To the south, the Pantanal—the largest wetland on the
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