When travelling through Brazil, you see horses everywhere. According to the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute (IBGE)’s 2007 data, there are nearly 6 million horses in the country, which means Brazil has the fourth largest herd in the world. Many of these horses are of mixed origin and often used in cattle-ranching. But Brazilians also breed and enjoy riding quality horses in disciplines that range from classical dressage to horseback archery.

There is plenty of adventure in the great outdoors of Brazil. The adventure tourism industry has grown a lot and, since 2005, Brazil is investing heavily in improving the quality and safety of its adventure tourism product. Here are some ideas of what you can do and where you can do it in Brazil. For those who like their shot of adrenaline in wild and beautiful natural areas, Brazil offers many interesting technical climbs. Hiking and trekking are popular all over Brazil and there are endless possibilities. Brazil has 29 peaks over 2.300 meters, and many of them are located in National Parks.

What started out as a realization has become a new book for Carol Patterson, President of Kalahari Management, a Calgary-based ecotourism consulting company. “It was on the long flight home from Africa that I suddenly realized that I was not the same person I had been when I left Canada,” Carol said. “I had changed. The country, the adventures, the people I met, the places I stayed all changed me; all for the better.” This idea of being changed by travel stuck with her and last year she decided to develop the idea. She began writing and collecting travel stories for what became Reinventure…