Heading north brings you to the colourful colonial towns of Salvador and Illheus with their stunning tropical beaches, whilst the south is home to the impressive, thundering Iguazú falls. Move inland and you reach the Pantanal - the world’s largest wetland area where without the trees and undergrowth of its mighty Amazon neighbour, the potential for wildlife enthusiasts to spot caiman, anaconda, monkeys, otter, deer and other wildlife is plentiful.