Det sker i Lençóis, Brazil året igennem

Tætpakket — Festa do Senhor dos Passos, Summer holidays i Brazil

• Festival

  Festa do Senhor dos Passos

  23. jan. – 3. feb.Religiøs højtidTætpakket

  The old diamond miners' patron is honoured for twelve days: the church steps washed with scented water, a novena, the procession through the historic centre on 2 February and a blessing for the garimpeiros. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Waterfalls at full flow (1. dec. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Festa do Senhor dos Passos, Carnaval week

• Festival

  Carnaval week

  14.–18. feb.KarnevalTætpakketBook tidligtLukninger

  Carnaval is Brazil's biggest holiday: banks, offices and many shops close from Monday to midday on Ash Wednesday, and Brazilians travel in huge numbers, so flights, buses and rooms sell out and cost the most of the year. Book well ahead. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Festa do Senhor dos Passos (23. jan. – 3. feb.), Waterfalls at full flow (1. dec. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Helligdag

  Semana Santa long weekend

  3.–5. apr.Påske & den stille ugeTætpakketBook tidligt

  Good Friday is a national holiday and the Easter weekend is one of the year's busiest for domestic travel: roads and bus stations jam, beach towns and country retreats fill with Brazilian families, and prices rise. Many shops close on Good Friday. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Carnaval week (14.–18. feb.), Waterfalls at full flow (1. dec. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Semana Santa long weekend

• Sæson

  Trekking season

  15. apr. – 31. okt. · normaltVandresæson

  The Vale do Pati and the long routes out of town are walked from about April to October, when the river crossings are low and the tracks are firm. The falls run on less water, and the pools are clearer.

Stadig i gang: Semana Santa long weekend (3.–5. apr.)

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: Trekking season (15. apr. – 31. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — São João, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  São João

  20.–23. jun.Stor festivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Forró pé-de-serra on stages through the colonial centre for the best part of a fortnight, with a horseback procession in from Tanquinho beforehand. It is the busiest the small town gets all year. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Trekking season (15. apr. – 31. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — July winter break i Brazil, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Trekking season (15. apr. – 31. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Risiko

  Wildfire season

  1. aug. – 30. nov. · normaltRøgsæsonLukninger

  Late in the dry season fires set to clear pasture regularly escape into the Chapada, and volunteer brigades from Lençóis spend weeks fighting them. Trails can shut and smoke hangs over the valleys. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Trekking season (15. apr. – 31. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Trekking season (15. apr. – 31. okt. (normalt)), Wildfire season (1. aug. – 30. nov. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Trekking season (15. apr. – 31. okt. (normalt)), Wildfire season (1. aug. – 30. nov. (normalt))

Stille — en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Wildfire season (1. aug. – 30. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer holidays i Brazil, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Waterfalls at full flow

  1. dec. – 31. mar. · normaltHøjvandeRisiko

  Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers. It is also when flash floods shut canyons for a day and guides turn groups round at the crossings.