Diamonds + wild tales / lost trails
A bandy co x Gift of go collaboration
It is the most biodiverse country on earth (housing 22% of all plant & animal species on the planet), the 5th largest (at 8,515,767 km2, just a hair smaller than the contiguous U.S.), and the lone Portuguese colony in the western hemisphere.
More interesting for overlanders, Brazil also features the world’s 4th most extensive road network: 2,000,000+ km of dirt, rock, cobblestone, rivers, streams, and everything in between, with less than 12% of all roads asphalted.
Despite its trove of natural & cultural resources (the World Economic Forum recently called it the 5th wealthiest nation on earth in terms of its tourism potential), Brazil is shockingly undervisted & explored, receiving less international visits per year than the countries of Georgia, Kazakstan, and Tunisia, as well as the cities of Miami & Los Angeles.
The Bandeirante was custom-built for Brazil—specifically, the daunting backroads of the country’s agricultural & mining sectors—and no region is better equipped to showcase the country’s natural beauty, cultural richness, and untamed road network better than the mountainous high savannah (cerrado) of Minas Gerais.
We partnered with our sister organization, pioneering adventure outfitters Gift of Go, to create a handful of custom itineraries that tell the tale of the Brazilian backcountry through the lens—or more accurately, the windshield—of the Bandeirante.
3 Drives. 1 epic vehicle.
Sempre Vivas
There are few places on the planet as , Remote, wild, and (for the pain-mongers among us) deliciously inaccessible, little-explored Sempre Vivas National Park is about as far off the beaten path as you can get in Brazil without having to take canoes.
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diamonds & lost trails
In a region full of diamonds & gold, only the roads (& weather) could keep. Join us on this epic 12-day journey through the most biodiverse region (Brazilian high savannah) of the most biodiverse country on earth.
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Build your own
From the dusty savannah to the lush Atlantic Rainforest; the backcountry to the Royal Road, Brazil’s patchwork labryinth of dirt roads, stone paths, and scenic highways is a bonafied wonderland for adventurous overlanders. If you can dream it, we can work out the logistics & bring your trip to life.
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