On the US Labor Day, we made our first trip outside of Brasilia and the Distrito Federal state. We went with a couple of other families in our ward to see Salto de Itiquira near the town of Formosa. The falls are supposed to be the second tallest in Brazil, and they are quite pretty. The Cerrado in general is fairly flat, and the area surrounding the falls is agricultural, with large soybean farms and cattle ranches. At this time, everything is very dry since it hasn't rained since May. There are have been hundreds of brush fires, and the cows looked like they haven't had anything to eat or drink in months.The falls were quite pretty, and impressive, set in a little park not too far off the main road. There were several Brazilian families who had come up from Sao Paulo sharing the cool, moist breezes coming off the falls as well.
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