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Flight from Kansas or other cities to Rio de Janeiro

BRAZIL TOUR

March 09 – 27, 2011 Join us with no-till expert Dr. Rolf Derpsch!

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 09

Depart from Kansas City, KS , flight Delta 3:08 pm

THURSDAY, MARCH 10

Arrival in the morning in Rio de Janeiro, at 11:43 am. Daniel Rosenthal, your guide

during the whole trip, will meet you at the airport and will take you to have a

welcome drink on the Copacabana Beach! After lunch check in at hotel. In the

afternoon you can relax on the beach from the long trip. At 5:00 pm visit of

Sugarloaf with wonderful sunset over Rio (if there is good weather). Afterwards

Dinner.

Hotel Tulip Inn Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro

FRIDAY, MARCH 11

9:00 am half-day city tour with visit at Cristo-Statue, Sambodromo, passing at world largest stadium Maracana

and the charming quarter Santa Tereza. Lunch during the city tour. At night, 7:30pm, dinner at Churrascaria

Carretão Ipanema.

Hotel Tulip Inn Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro

SATURDAY, MARCH 12

Day free in Rio de Janeiro. There are several options to spent the Day: expl. Visit at Botanic Garden, one of the

oldest and richest of the world. Or have a Jeep Ride in the Urca’s Hill, Chinese View (From where you can have

a wounderful view over the city), Emperor’s Table, Convent of São Bento, Confeitaria Colombo-a famous

cafeteria, or Just relax on the beach. Your tour guide Will help you to chose and book the trips for you. This day

lunch and dinner is up to each one.

Hotel Tulip Inn Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro

SUNDAY, MARCH 13

After breakfast check out, 07:00 am transfer out to the airport of Santos Dumont. Flight with AZUL 09:06am/

11:12am, flight from Rio de Janeiro(Santos Dumont) to Porto Alegre. You go directly to Passo Fundo (ca 187

miles). Lunch on the road.

Hotel Vila Vergueiro - Passo Fundo

MONDAY, MARCH 14

After breakfast around 08:30 will leave to visit the Brazilian agricultural fair EXPODIRETO in “Nao Me Toque.”

There we will meet with important farmers and no-tillers like Dirceu Gassen, Prof. Telmo Amado , specialist in

Precision Farming and Carbon sequestration as well as Ivo Mello, President of CAAPAS and

Juliane Borges from No-till Magazine at the Casa do Plantio Direto (NO TILL HOUSE- Meeting Point at the fair).

You have the possibility to visit the stands of various producers of no-till equipment like the Semeato.

Hotel Vila Vergueiro - Passo Fundo

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TUESDAY, MARCH 15

After breakfast, 08:00am, departure to

visit an amazing farm with soybean and

corn plantantion. If we have good luck

with the weather, we will participate at

harvesting and planting with the no-till

system. Dirceu Gassen will be with us

this day.

Hotel Vila Vergueiro - Passo Fundo

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16

After breakfast check out. 08:00 am transfer to Porto Alegre by comfortable coach (aprx 187 miles), passing to

the City Center to get to know the Municipal Market of Porto Alegre, a tipical brazilian market, where you have

lunch.3pm transfer to the airport, 4:54pm/6:04pm flight with AZUL to Curitiba. Transfer to Ponta Grossa (75

miles). Dinner at Hotel.

Hotel Slaveiro Ponta Grossa

THURSDAY, MARCH 17

After breakfast, departure at 08:00am to visit the University of Ponta Grossa

with Prof. Juca Sá. Visit begins at 08:30am. In the afternoon, at 2:00pm, visit

at Fundação ABC. You will get to know their work during a lecture with one of

their directors. Afterwards you will visit the experimental fields.

Dinner at restaurant La Gondola.

Hotel Slaveiro Ponta Grossa

FRIDAY, MARCH 18

Breakfast at hotel, 07:30am departure to Palmeira. 09:00am visit at Nono Pereira’s Farm in Palmeira, who is

one of the pioneers of No Till in this region. Afterwards we will have lunch at Restaurante Girassol. In the

afternoon we will go to Araucária (aprx. 45 miles) where you get to know two typical small farms, so called

Sitios. The region of Ponta Grossa is characteristic for family farming. At night transfer back to Ponta Grossa.

Dinner at pizzaria near your hotel.

Hotel Slaveiro Ponta Grossa

SATURDAY, MARCH 19

08:30 After breakfast departure to Carambeí. 09:00am visit at Frank Dijkstra no-till pioneer in Carambei on his

farm. 11:30am Lunch at Carambeí at Gondola Grill Restaurant.

1:00 pm Transfer to Curitiba (75 miles)

4:22pm-5:40 pm flight with Webjet to Foz do Iguacu. Transfer to hotel. At 8:00pm dinner at city center of Foz

do Iguaçu at nice restaurant near hotel. After, return to Hotel.

Hotel Continental Inn - Foz do Iguaçu

SUNDAY, MARCH 20

8:30 am Visit of amazing waterfalls on the brazilian side with lunch at

restaurant Porto Canoas on the top of the falls. After lunch, we are going to

visit the world’s largest hydroelectric powerstation Itaipu. The visit begins at

3:30pm. After, return to Hotel. Dinner at Hotel.

Hotel Continental Inn - Foz do Iguaçu

MONDAY, MARCH 21

7:00 am Breakfast and check out. Transfer to airport. Flight 8:50am/9:50 am from Foz do Iguaçu to Londrina.

Transfer and check in at hotel. 12:00 pm Leave for lunch at Fishing Park with fresh fish from their own

creation.

2:00 pm Visit at Embrapa Soja with technical lecture about Embrapa´s work with researcher. Afterwards time

for discussion. On return to Londrina, 5:00pm, we will pass at John Deer Dealer - Martin Stremlow, who will

show us his company and explain about how dealers market works in Brazil.

8:00 pm we will have dinner with Herbert Bartz at Villa Fontana to have a good chat with him, the Pioneer and

Expert of no-tillage.

Hotel Boulevard Higienópolis - Londrina

TUESDAY, MARCH 22

After breakfast at 08.00 am we will leave to visit IAPAR and their installations. We will join a short presentation

about the institute and their work and get to know their experimental fields. Between 11:30am/12:00am

departure to Rolândia (ca 16 miles). Lunch at Holandesa Restaurant. After lunch, at 2:30pm, visit of no-tiller

Klaus Ranke on his farm. Afterwards, transfer back to Londrina.

07:30pm – departure to dinner at the beerhouse Fábrica 1.

Hotel Boulevard Higienópolis - Londrina

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23

After breakfast, check out.

8.30 am transfer to airport. 10:20/11:00 a direct flight to Cuiaba with TRIP. Check in at hotel Intercity and

lunch at Churrascaria Furnas.

At 2:00pm we will visit FAMATO – Federation of Agriculture in Mato Grosso and assist a presentation about

Agribusiness in the state of Mato Grosso with following discussion. Transfer back to hotel. 7:00 pm dinner at

Peixaria Canoas (Fishrestaurant)

Hotel Intercity - Cuiaba

THURSDAY, MARCH 24

8:00 am Departure to Campo Verde (Green Field), visit at Chapada dos Guimarães (40 miles).

Visits of waterfalls and curious rock formations carved by nature.

You can appreciate the extraordinary view on the frontier of the waters, one going to Amazon, the other going

to south.

11:00am visit at the Agroforestry farm, with organic production. During lunch you can prove their own

products. 1:30pm, departure to visit the farm from Bom Futuro Group – a huge farm with soy production and

cotton plantation industry as well as seed production.

7:00 dinner at Lorenzeti Restaurant. After, return to hotel.

Hotel Pequeno Mundo - Campo Verde

FRIDAY, MARCH 25

7:00 am Today you Will get to know another big farm with no-till production of soy-beans, cotton and corn.

Lunch on the farm. Lunch at Campo Verde.

3:00 pm return to Cuiaba.

Hotel Intercity - Cuiaba

SATURDAY, MARCH 26

In the morning you have some free time for shopping souvenirs. 10:00am transfer to the airport. 1:25pm Flight

back from Cuiaba via Brasília to Kansas/US

SUNDAY, MARCH 27

Arrival at Kansas City at 8:43am

Include:

- International flight Kansas City > Sao Paulo - Brasília > Kansas City It is your responsibility to arrange travel to

Kansas City.

- 7 national flights: Sao Paulo-Rio/Rio-Porto Alegre/ Porto Alegre-Curitiba/ Curitiba-Foz/ Foz-Londrina/

Londrina- Cuiaba/ Cuiaba-Guarulhos

- All transfers Airport/Hotel/Airport

- All transfers for visits in comfortable tour coaches (busses)

- Technical visits and presentations

- 2 Nights/BB Hotel Tulip Inn Copacabana***(seaview) Rio de Janeiro/RJ

- 3 Nights/BB Hotel Vila Vergueiro*** Passo Fundo/RS

- 3 Nights/BB Hotel Slaviero Executive*** Ponta Grossa/PR

- 2 Nights/BB Hotel Continental Inn**** Foz do Iguaçú/PR

- 2 Nights/BB Hotel Boulevard Higienópolis**** Londrina/PR - 2 Nights/BB Hotel Intercity**** Cuiabá/MT

- 1 Night/BB Hotel Pequeno Mundo*** Campo Verde/MT

- Entrance National Parque Foz do Iguaçu

- Entrance Itaipu

- City tour of Rio de Janeiro incl. entrance Sugarloaf + Cristo with local guide

- all (16) Lunch with 1 softdrink

- all (15) Dinner excluding drinks

- Agronomist Daniel Rosenthal as tour guide

- Rolf Derpsch accompanying the tour • Prices NOT included would be drinks for dinner, tips, and personal expenses.