About Us
Gasparetour is a local tour operator based in Cuiabá, authorized and regulated by Embratur (registration no. 13.076249.10.0001-7) All tours begin in Cuiabá with one of our experienced tour guides.
Gasparetour cars for Transfers and activities: Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2024, 4x4 jeep safari 2023, SUV CRETA 2024 - new and legalized vehicules tourism travel insurance.
Gasparetour equipment: Lunar telescope, bird telescope, binoculars, camera trap, gopro, tripod, Pantanal maps, Birds, mammals, snakes, natural history books.
Igor Gaspareto
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Ceo and founder of Gasparetour, Bachelor of Tourism and Naturalist Tour guide, 20+ years tourism industry and hospitality experience.
Igor Carlos Kobaiakawa Gaspareto wasborn and raised in the capital of Northern Pantanal, Cuiabá, studied fauna and flora of 3 Mato Grosso biomas: The Pantanal Wetlands, Brazilian Savanna also known as Cerrado and The Amazon Rain Forest.
The International experience has provided contact with different cultures and exposure to diversity. The achievement of the world view make part of this experience, Igor is grandson of Italians and Japanese imigrants and lived 10 years abroad; Ireland, Italy and Japan, visited 35 countries.
Good knowledge of Pantanal and Brazilian Savanna Wildlife, Fluent in English, Japanese, Spanish, Italian language communication level, Brazilian Portuguese as mother tongue.
Alex Ramos (chefinho)
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Naturalist Tour Guide and Biologist 20+ years experience in Pantanal, Amazon and Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado).
Chefinho how He is widely known in the Pantanal Wetlands is son of locals, his knowledge of the fauna and flora was built day by day since He was a child in the Pantanal Wetlands, also know deeply the local culture, food and it´s Pantanal people.
Alex is a dedicated tour guide. He already guided Lonely planet and rough guide writers.
He works very long hours with the groups and He is always available 24/7, speaks Portuguese as mother tongue, fluently English, Spanish and Italian, also know basic German, learnt Spanish while He was working in Menorca Island Hotels (Spain).
Raquele Saladin (Rachel)
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Naturalist Tour Guide and Bachelor of Tourism, 15+ years experience in Pantanal, Amazon and Brazilian Savanna
Rachel worked as operations manager in many Pantanal travel agencies and has experience of leading, guiding and organizing the logistic of groups.
Rachel is our tour guide since 2016.
Fluent in English , Spanish + Portuguese as mother tongue.
Juilson Avilo (Juju)
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Driver 15+ years experience in the Pantanal, Amazon and Brazilian Savanna - Cerrado
Juilson is grand son of native indians, his knowlodge of medical plants is a plus, also local culture, food and it´s Pantanal people, fauna&flora.
He is very dedicated and responsive to requests. He is very good at managing the time so that you will get as much as possible from each activities and adding extra things to the tour as He knows local people and having access to other lands that no one could get in. He works very long hours with the groups and He is always available 24/7.
Juison speaks Portuguese as mother tongue and Spanish communication level.
Gabriel
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Boat driver, 10+ years of tourism experience in the Pantanal.
Gabriel is a local Pantaneiro guy from Porto Jofre.
He is always ready to attend tourists, very good in spotting Jaguars and other animals and birds. His father Oscar is one of the first Jaguar trackers in Pantanal, He is a local person - Porto Jofre Pantanal, working very long hours with groups and He is always available 24/7.
Gabriel speaks Portuguese as mother tongue and Spanish communication level.
Oscar
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Boat driver, having 30+ years of tourism experience in the Pantanal, He is one of the first Jaguar tour spotter in Pantanal.
Oscar is a local Pantaneiro man who lives in Porto Jofre.
He is always ready to attend tourists, very good Jaguar spotter and other animals and birds, Oscar is Gabriel´s father.
He knows everybody in Porto Jofre having easy access to other lands that no one could get in. He works very long hours with the groups and He is always available 24/7.
Oscar speaks Portuguese as mother tongue and Spanish communication level.