Anyone in Brazil?
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 3:47 pm
by mscfmjkj
I'm going to Brazil next month! Does anyone know of any mud spots in the Porto Alegre area?
Re: Anyone in Brazil?
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:22 am
by Testao2
I´m brazilian and I can point for you some area:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R9C7aDDd04A beach near Porto Alegre
Re: Anyone in Brazil?
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:01 am
by mscfmjkj
Whoa, that looks awesome! Can you message me the name of the beach?
Re: Anyone in Brazil?
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:28 pm
by Testao2
This beach calls "Tuia"
Re: Anyone in Brazil?
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 2:13 am
by Boggy Man
I don't know where Tuia Beach is, but looking at the general area with Google Maps yields several potential spots, with this one being the most extensive, and looking like a definite quicksand hotspot, with sand washed far inland:
https://www.google.com/maps/@-30.536580 ... a=!3m1!1e3A close-up view of some areas. Places where the sand is darker brown (I think the really dark spots are vegetation) indicate it is wetter, and places where there are pools of water surrounded by the darker sand are definitely promising:
https://www.google.com/maps/@-30.488997 ... a=!3m1!1e3https://www.google.com/maps/@-30.505443 ... a=!3m1!1e3Looks like a fun place to explore!
