Corumba Attractions
Corumbá
characteristics
The port town of Corumbá on the Rio Paraguai in the western Pantanal, on the frontier with Bolivia, was once a Portuguese outpost in the middle west, established after the treaty of Madrid (1750), which gave Portugal control of this area. The original nucleus of the town, a military post named Albuquerque, was established in 1778. The commercial harbor was opened in 1853, and thereafter regular shipping services on the Rio Paraguai began. In 1862 Corumbá was given the status of a vila, and in 1878 was chartered as a town. It now has an airport, with daily services to and from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Cuiabá and Campo Grande. It is also linked with Campo Grande (403km/250mi south-east) by BR 262, and since 1914 by rail (departures daily at 7.15 a.m. and 8.55 p.m.).
Bus station
Esplanada da Estação
Airport
Aeroporto Internacional
characteristics
The port town of Corumbá on the Rio Paraguai in the western Pantanal, on the frontier with Bolivia, was once a Portuguese outpost in the middle west, established after the treaty of Madrid (1750), which gave Portugal control of this area. The original nucleus of the town, a military post named Albuquerque, was established in 1778. The commercial harbor was opened in 1853, and thereafter regular shipping services on the Rio Paraguai began. In 1862 Corumbá was given the status of a vila, and in 1878 was chartered as a town. It now has an airport, with daily services to and from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Cuiabá and Campo Grande. It is also linked with Campo Grande (403km/250mi south-east) by BR 262, and since 1914 by rail (departures daily at 7.15 a.m. and 8.55 p.m.).
Bus station
Esplanada da Estação
Airport
Aeroporto Internacional
Craftsmen's House
Casa do Artesão
In the Casa do Artesão (Craftsmen's House), formerly the prison, regional craft products and articles produced by the local Indians are on sale.
In the Casa do Artesão (Craftsmen's House), formerly the prison, regional craft products and articles produced by the local Indians are on sale.
Pantanal Museum
Pantanal Museum
On Praça da República is the Instituto Histórico Luiz de Albuquerque, with the Museu do Pantanal (specimens of animals; tools and weapons of the local Indians).
On Praça da República is the Instituto Histórico Luiz de Albuquerque, with the Museu do Pantanal (specimens of animals; tools and weapons of the local Indians).
River Port
River port
The Museum is close to the Rio Paraguai, where visitors can see the port, with its quays, and numbers of 19th century houses.
The Museum is close to the Rio Paraguai, where visitors can see the port, with its quays, and numbers of 19th century houses.
Corumba Surroundings
Fort Coimbra
Fort Coimbra
To visit Fort Coimbra (1776), the largest Portuguese fort in this area, permission must be obtained from the Brigada Mista. The fort can be reached only by boat on the Rio Paraguai. The 18th century Fort Junqueira is also on the river.
To visit Fort Coimbra (1776), the largest Portuguese fort in this area, permission must be obtained from the Brigada Mista. The fort can be reached only by boat on the Rio Paraguai. The 18th century Fort Junqueira is also on the river.
Photo Safaris
In addition to excursions in the Pantanal, photo safaris are organized to Nhecolandia, Nabileque and Paiaguás.
Porto Manga, Brazil
Porto Manga
Porto Manga, a good fishing center, lies 62km/39mi south-east of Corumbá on the road to Campo Grande. Here you can leave the overland bus, which must wait for the ferry over the Rio Paraguai.
Porto Manga, a good fishing center, lies 62km/39mi south-east of Corumbá on the road to Campo Grande. Here you can leave the overland bus, which must wait for the ferry over the Rio Paraguai.
