Miranda

Sports & the Outdoors

The last reluctant ranchers are beginning to see tourism as a viable economic alternative in this region, which means you can visit a working ranch or farm for a day. Fazenda San Francisco. Fazenda San Francisco is a 37,000-acre working ranch where you can go on a photo safari in the morning and a boat tour on Rio Miranda in the afternoon, when you'll have the chance to fish for piranha. The R$95 fee includes a lunch of rice and beans with beef and vegetables. BR 262, 36 km/22 mi west of Miranda on BR 262, Miranda. 67/3242-1088. www.fazendasanfrancisco.tur.br.

Reserva das Figueiras. Reserva das Figueiras has guided wildlife-sighting trips via canoe on the Rio Salobra for R$60. BR 262, 20 km/12 mi west of Miranda, Miranda. 67/9988-4082 Miranda; 67/3384-9862 Campo Grande. www.reservadasfigueiras.com.br.