Caves in Brazil?

[whodunit68]

hey all,
Are there dive-able caves in Brazil? Where are the best resources? I can go to goodsearch.com and search - I have - and I'm going right to the source - you!
Where should I find more information?
Thanks!
Steve

[apitkin]

Larry Green.

[FW]

Check the NSS-CDS website. http://www.nsscds.org/instructor_list/index.html

There are three NSS-CDS instructors in Brazil.

Jose Barroconeto 317
Fabio Khouri 304
Luis Augusto Pedro 318

[smaclean]

X2. Call Larry or look at his website. He made several trips down there.

[tio eddie]

Digging an old topic.

We have couple good caves in central Brazil up Bonito County and surroundings
Two are open for dives - Lagoa Misteriosa and Abismo Anhumas. www.bonito-ms.com.br
Others like Buraco das Abelhas and Gruta do Mimoso are in process to be re-opened.
Ressurgência do Salobrinha, Ressurgência do Taquaral and Toca da Onça are in negotiaioin process with park managers and landowners
Nascente do Formoso, Ceita Coré and Fosseis still closed without any chance for re-opening.

Between 1995 and 2000 we had intense cave diving in activity in this region till most of the caves get closed by goverment.

Also we have florida like underwader caves in Bahia and in Goias.

If I can help even more, please contact me.

Best from Brazil

Eddie

[whodunit68]

obrigado Eddie. Eu estava morando no Brasil (em São Paulo) para mais do que um ano (quase 2) (estou nos EUA numa viagem mas volto no dia 24 de janeiro).
Bonito - eu ouvi falar mas não conheco ainda. Eu conheco mergulhadores das cavernas e falei com eles varias vezes. Desculpe, meu português ainda está ruim mas estou tentando.
(thanks Eddie. I was living in Brasil (in São Paulo) for more than a year (almost 2) (I'm in the US on a trip now but I return on the 24th of January). I heard about Bonito but I haven't been there. I know some cave divers and spoke with them several times. Sorry about my bad português.
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I will send you an email separately....I'd love to know more.

um abraço,
Steve

[tio eddie]

Hi Steve,

I used to live in São Paulo before moving to Bonito.
Keep in touch and we can make some plans for cave diving up here.
Your portuguese sounds good for me, probably better than my english.

Forte Abraço

Eddie