Into Each Heart Some Water Falls

The quiet town of Pirenópolis

Pirenópolis is a typical town of the Brazilian interior, in the central state of Goiàs. Some 21,000 people are living here and there are some pretty buildings. The town got its name from the surrounding Serra dos Pireneus, though the hills have little in common with the European Pyrenees. It was just a name given to fight homesickness... What these hills harbour though, are some nice waterfalls...

the town of Pirenópolis quiet palm lined streets Touché and typical bull's heads also typical: the 'namoradeiras', waiting for their loved ones
typical streets of the Brazilian interior, folklore with giant bull's heads and 'namoradas' waiting for their loved ones on the window sill
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Waterfalls around Pirenópolis

There are many waterfalls around Pirenópolis. Some are on private lands and you have to pay to visit them. We followed a hiking trail along a string of smaller falls, most of them inside the forest.

our first waterfall in Pirenópolis
a second, broader cascade Guy and his youngest nephew Pedro Touché joins the boys
a third, high waterfall inside the forest> Andersen's little mermaid...
fine curtains of water play of light and dark the water seems to be pouring from between the rock plates

and finally... big twin falls on the Rio Corumbá
on the road to Brasilia
on the way back from Pirenópolis to Brasilia

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