Your Pantanal, your way

I was born in Cuiabá and today I split my days between the state capital and Chapada dos Guimarães. In 2023 I had the chance to work in the Pantanal and it was love at first sight: I haven't been able to stay away since. At Jaguar Experience I handle customer service, logistics, finance and social media, and I'm training as a tour guide so I can spend more and more time in the field with our travelers.

The harpy eagle day

“We went to a harpy eagle nest without high expectations. Right as we arrived, a giant anteater crossed our path. At the nest, the chick was feeding on a coati, and then we heard the mother call. We searched for dozens of minutes until we found her high in a tree, majestic, looking straight at us. On the way back we also saw a red brocket deer and two more anteaters. It was so much more than I imagined.”

I was born and raised in Costa Rica, and nature has been part of my life since childhood. For more than 16 years I've worked as a naturalist and expedition guide, with field experience in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil and Uruguay, and today I also guide trips for Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Expeditions. In Brazil, my work is in the Pantanal, the Cerrado and the southern Amazon, following jaguars, giant otters, tapirs, giant anteaters and the huge variety of birds of the largest tropical wetland on the planet.

My way of guiding

“Guiding goes far beyond showing animals. Seeing a jaguar is a chance to understand how a large predator lives, how it defends its territory and why it needs a preserved Pantanal. A single bird can explain migration, pollination and how the forest works. Every traveler arrives with a different interest, whether photography, science, birds or pure curiosity, and I adapt the experience to each one.”

I was born in Várzea Grande and live in Cuiabá. My bond with the Pantanal runs in the family: my mother was born and raised in the region, surrounded by its nature, culture and traditions. Those roots gave me a special admiration for the Pantanal and all its natural wealth. At Jaguar Experience I take care of operations, finance and paperwork, and I help plan every expedition so that everything runs efficiently, safely and to a high standard.