Your notes on the Estrada da Graciosa are quite frankly bizarre. The best plan is to whizz down the BR277 (toll) motorway just before dawn and then work your way back up the Graciosa stopping at each of the barbeque points before the “farofeiros” are awake. You should see hummers, toucans, tanagers, euphonias, trogons, etc. etc. Sorry, no latin names, no packdrill.

Have a picnic breakfast taking in the view over the Baia de Paranagua.

Alternatively go down the Graciosa with the same stops then push on to Morretes for a wander round (big kingfisher if you are lucky) and an early barreado.

In São Paulo, Paranapiacaba??

Season´s greetings

Simon Bee