Introducing Ponta Porã
It’s a strange feeling to cross a street and change countries, but you can do just that in Ponta Porã, a bustling little border town divided from the Paraguayan town of Pedro Juan Caballero by Av Internacional. The beer changes from Skol to Pilsen and prices on electronics are slashed – other than that, it’s hard to even notice there is a border here (Portunhol vernacular is rampant). It once prospered as a center for the yerba maté trade in the late 19th century; now it caters to Brazilians by the truckload, who flock to the Paraguayan shopping centers. It’s a get-in, get-out town – if you spend more than one night here, it had better be due to hospitalization.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Re: Brasilia- Campo Grande- Corumba
by gretabrowne 30 November 2009
My husband and I are hoping to travel from Brasilia to Campo Grande and on to Ponta Porã. Can anyone tell me the price of the Brasilia-Campo…
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RE: Random Border Crossing
by alemanintuc 07 August 2008
Hi Rob, as far as I know the next possible official bordercrossing would be between Pedro Juan Caballero(Paraguay) and Ponta Pora in Brazi…
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RE: Travelling from Fuerte Olimpo, Paraguay to Bonito, Brazil
by alemanintuc 26 July 2008
As far as I know the next crossing where you can get the stamps is at Pedro Juan Caballero/Ponta Pora, so you have to travel via Concepci…
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