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Crossing from Peru to Brazil!?

Is it possible to cross over to Brazil from Peru via a road without the need to take a boat?
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Hi!

Yes, there is good paved road from Peru to Brazil:
Puerto Maldonado - Iberia - Inapari (border) - Assis Brasil - Brasileia - Rio Branco - Porto Velho - ...
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Yes, there is good paved road from Peru to Brazil:
Puerto Maldonado - Iberia - Inapari (border) - Assis Brasil - Brasileia - Rio Branco - Porto Velho - ...
Yes, been there, done that.

But you can also go by boat from Pucallpa, Peru (end of the road at the Amazon and go down river to Manaus where you can catch the route south to Porto Velho.

June 23rd, 2014, twenty friends of mine will be attempting to go Pucallpa, Peru to Cruzeiro do Sul fighting their way thru the jungle on motorcycles to cross the border! I wish I could go with them, but I will be leading a moto tour from Pucallpa to Cuzco (via a jungle route) those days!
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June 23rd, 2014, twenty friends of mine will be attempting to go Pucallpa, Peru to Cruzeiro do Sul fighting their way thru the jungle on motorcycles to cross the border! I wish I could go with them, but I will be leading a moto tour from Pucallpa to Cuzco (via a jungle route) those days!
WOW! Both of those trips sound incredible. Will your friends post pics/stories from their trip?
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WOW! Both of those trips sound incredible. Will your friends post pics/stories from their trip?
I'll try to post something when I get back!
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Transoceanic highway

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Yes, there is good paved road from Peru to Brazil:
Puerto Maldonado - Iberia - Inapari (border) - Assis Brasil - Brasileia - Rio Branco - Porto Velho - ...
Check out the Transoceanic highway. I haven't travel it, but for some strange reason it is on my list.

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Been there 2013 sept.

From Cusco to border
Blog - Tarmo RTW: Puerto Maldonado and Tambopata


Blog - Tarmo RTW: Back in Brazil
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Both roads the one via Urcos and Juliaca are good asphalt roads too. Just beware that at the moment (we crossed there 5 days ago) there is a 'paro', roadblock, in Madre de Dios till Puerto Maldonado (after the bridge towards the border is ok). Driving is allowed after dark, but all fuel stations are (officially) closed 24hs but asking around you can get some fuel though at a slightly higher price. Crossing P.Mal. itsef best after midnight when the mobs are sleeping.
We were told the paro would go on till at least end of the month.
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Suggestions for circuit of interior of Brasil

Good Morning!

Has anyone done a circuit of the interior of Brazil. I'm thinking of entering Brasil from Peru via the Trans-Pacific Highway, heading towards S.Paulo, but looping up before getting there, up and around Brasilia then back into Peru the same way I left.

Aside from the new Trans-Pacific Highway, I've heard the 'roads' can be pretty rough in the middle parts of the country, especially if you get the seasons wrong. Many rivers flow from from North to South, down from the Amazon and around Brasilia. Probably lots of washed out mud roads. I'm not a great fan water-logged mud.

Anyone done this or something similar? Any info on seasonality (i.e. avoiding rains etc).

Another option might be to 3/4 of the loop on the road, then stick the bike on a boat in Belem and do the six day journey to Leticia in S.E. Colombia, but I'd rather get back to Peru and ride up through Ecuador.

I plan to cross Peru to Brasil Sept/Oct before it gets too cold at the border.

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Trans OCEANIC Highway

Whoopsy. Had meant to say Trans Oceanic Highway, not Pacific.

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Has anyone done a circuit of the interior of Brazil. I'm thinking of entering Brasil from Peru via the Trans-Pacific Highway, heading towards S.Paulo, but looping up before getting there, up and around Brasilia then back into Peru the same way I left.

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Hi Bob!

I made that cirquit:

Sept 2013: Puerto Maldonado - Iberia - Inapari (border) - Assis Brasil - Brasileia - Rio Branco - Porto Velho (Good tarmac road). Got some rain in Porto Velho,



Nov 2013: Porto Velho - Ji Parana - Vilhena Caceres - Cuiaba (BR-364, also good tarmac road, lot of trucks). Cuiaba was VERY hot (40 degrees C).

Dec 2012 Sao Paulo - Campinas - Uberlandia - Brasilia (BR-050, tarmac road, some potholes before Brasilia), very hot, got some rain in Brasilia

Dec 2012 Brasilia - Cuiaba (BR-070, tarmac, potholes, less traffic) Also very hot with some rain

Dec 2012 Cuiaba - Rondonopolis - Campo Grande (BR-163, good road, but LOT of big trucks)

Nov 2013 Cuiaba - Rondonopolis - Mineiros - Cassilandia - Paranaiba - Andradina - Presidente Vencislau - Presidente Prudente - Maringa - Cascavel - Foz do Iguazu (all tarmac road, few cars)

Oct 2013 Belem - Maraba (tarmac road)

Sept-Oct should be less rainy season near Rio Branco/Porto Velho, and December was VERY hot around Cuiaba

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Interior of Brazil

Cheers, Tarmo mate, that's great. I'll have a good study of your fine-looking blog.

Nearer the time of my entering Brazil, if I have a question, I might fire you a PM if that's ok.

And just for the record - contrary to my original post, rivers do not flow FROM the Amazon, but INTO it. We live in a topsy-turvy world, but not that topsy-turvy! Not yet.

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BR-364 Porto Velho to Rio Branco: Bolivia border question

I see quite a few people have been on the portion of BR-364 from Porto Velho to Rio Branco. By looking at maps it seems like the ferry crossing over the Madeira River (Divisa De Estados Rondonia Y Acre) passes through Bolivia. Is there a border checkpoint here?

As a US citizen: a tourist visa for Bolivia costs $160 USD. I'm attempting to travel by boat from Manaus to Porto Velho, then by land to Cusco. Since I don't have plans to visit any other part of Bolivia it would kill the route for me if I had to come up with the cash for the visa just to cross the river here!

Can anybody advise what to expect at this crossing; should I anticipate getting stopped or having my passport checked?

Thanks in advance!
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No worries, you won' t be entering Bolivia. You will see Bolivia on the other side of the river but you stay on brazilian territory.
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bolivia is where you can see the forest...

if you take the ferry you do not need to worry.

also the bridge should be ready soon!
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