Clark Group Canada 2014

Clark Group Canada 29th January to 07th February, Paraná Region, 2014

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N.P. Kowalski & Cia Ltda Rua Peregrino Ferrari Júnior, 317 Centro - 84165-050 - Castro - Paraná 55. 42 3232.5670 – Celular 55. 42 9972.1972 – E-Mail: nadiel.kowalski@npkconsultoria.com www.facebook.com/npkconsultoria www.npkconsultoria.com

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Itinerary – Tour to Brazil Clark Group, 2014 Week Days / January - February Days / Itinerary Days Ter Tue 28 flying

Qua Wed 29 1

Qui Thu 30 2

Sex Fri 31 3

Sáb Sat 01 4

Dom Sun 02 5

Seg Mon 03 6

Ter Tue 04 7

Flight • Tuesday, 28th January

Qua Wed 05 8

Qui Thu 06 9

Sex Fri 07 10

Sáb Sat 08 flying

Depart Canada overnight flight

Flight Canada / São Paulo Day 1 • Wednesday, 29th January

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São Paulo/Curitiba-PR

Arrival São Paulo 16:00 Connecting flight to Curitiba 16:56 Arrival Curitiba flight GRU/CWB G3 1928 Pass through the exit marked "DESEMBARQUE" and/or “SAÍDA” where you will meet your bilingual Tour Guide/Host Nadiel Kowalski. He will hold a sign reading "CLARK GROUP CANADA”

Nadiel's cell phone number is 55-42-9972-1972 Curitiba is the Capital of Parana State, located in the South East region of Brazil. Its 1,8 million inhabitants have 16 parks, 14 forests and more than 1000 green public spaces as their immediate neighbors. As a whole, the green urban areas in Curitiba are among the largest in the world and every inhabitant of the city has approximately 52 m² of nature to romp about in. Brazil's green capital makes a tremendous effort to preserve the city's natural environment and is regarded by many as one of the world's best examples of green urban planning.

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Visit Botanical Garden (if time allows) Check in Hotel Deville in Curitiba Rua Comendador Araújo, 99 - Centro Curitiba - PR, 80420-000 55 41 3883.4777 www.deville.com.br Welcome dinner (included) Overnight in Curitiba (1st of 1 evening)

N.P. Kowalski & Cia Ltda Rua Peregrino Ferrari Júnior, 317 Centro - 84165-050 - Castro - Paraná 55. 42 3232.5670 – Celular 55. 42 9972.1972 – E-Mail: nadiel.kowalski@npkconsultoria.com www.facebook.com/npkconsultoria www.npkconsultoria.com

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Day 2 • Thursday, 30th January

(B/L/D)*

Curitiba/Paranaguá-PR

06:30

Breakfast Check out hotel 07:30 Drive to the train station 08:00 Scenic train trip down the sea mountains to Paranaguá www.serraverdeexpress.com.br One of the oldest railways in Brazil, today also operated by Serra Verde Express, which offers the tourist a highly enjoyable experience, inspiring respect for the environment and historic heritage. The trails go down the sea mountains in a daring, impressive and unique engineering masterpiece through 14 tunnels, 30 bridges and many big viaducts Lunch (seafood) (included) 14:30 Boat ride along Paranaguá Port to be confirmed 16:00 Visit port Administration www.portosdoparana.pr.gov.br The main grain export corridor in Brazil and the largest in Latin America. It exports containers, frozen goods, cars, wood, salt, sugar and paper among others. The main clients are United States, China, Japan, and European Community 17:30 Drive to Ponta Grossa (135miles, 220km, 3h) Check in hotel Barbur in Ponta Grossa Avenida Visconde de Mauá, 1001 - Oficinas Ponta Grossa - PR, 84040-290 55 42 3027.1001 www.barbur.com.br 21:00 Dinner (included) Overnight in Ponta Grossa (1st of 3 evenings) Day 3 • Friday, 31st January

08:00 08:30

(B/L/D)*

Ponta Grossa-PR

Breakfast Drive to FT Seeds (3miles, 5 km, 15min) FT Seeds Visit www.ftsementes.com.br

First company to work on a soybean breeding program in Brazil, in 1972 and responsible for most of the soybean program and yield increase in the Brazilian Cerrado.

Nowadays it has five research centers in Brasil, one in Paraguai and 1 in Bolivia.

Main products are cultivars of soy, corn, drybean and sunflower. Fourth marketing share in soybean cultivars in Brazil.

N.P. Kowalski & Cia Ltda Rua Peregrino Ferrari Júnior, 317 Centro - 84165-050 - Castro - Paraná 55. 42 3232.5670 – Celular 55. 42 9972.1972 – E-Mail: nadiel.kowalski@npkconsultoria.com www.facebook.com/npkconsultoria www.npkconsultoria.com

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11:30 13:00 14:00

Lunch (included) Drive to Castro (23miles, 40km, 45min) Visit ABC Foundation (Technical Research Institution) www.fundacaoabc.org.br ABC Foundation – Technical Research Institution that belongs to three Dutch origin cooperatives. It generates information for the coops members in different areas: Precision Agriculture, Ag. Mechanization, Plant Pathology, Forage Crops, Agrometeorological Monitoring System, Soil Fertility, Crop Protection, Weeds, Plant Disease, Crop Science; Castrolanda Institutional presentation (Dutch origin Cooperative, milk, grains, forages and pork production/industrialization) 16:00 Farm Visit (grains and/or milk) 17:30 Drive to Ponta Grossa (23miles, 40km, 45min) 20:00 Dinner (included) Overnight in Ponta Grossa (2nd of 3 evenings) Day 4 • Saturday, 1st February

06:30 07:30 08:30 10:30

(B/L/D)*

Ponta Grossa/Castro-PR

Breakfast Drive to Castro (30miles, 50km, 1h) Farm Visit (grains and/or milk) Short Tour Castrolanda Grain Reception Facilities www.castrolanda.coop.br

Dutch origin Cooperative founded in 1951. Today with 750 members and example of cooperativism and high agricultural yields. Agriculture – 100% no till and # 1 in Brazil in Milk production. Also updated pig farmers.

Annual income U$ 750 million.

N.P. Kowalski & Cia Ltda Rua Peregrino Ferrari Júnior, 317 Centro - 84165-050 - Castro - Paraná 55. 42 3232.5670 – Celular 55. 42 9972.1972 – E-Mail: nadiel.kowalski@npkconsultoria.com www.facebook.com/npkconsultoria www.npkconsultoria.com

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11:30 13:00

Lunch (included) Dutch Windmill Visit www.moinhocastrolanda.com.br Windmill as high as a 10-story building that was built to celebrate the Castrolanda Colony and Cooperative Golden Jubilee in 2001.

14:00 17:00

Farm Visit (grains and/or milk) Drive to Ponta Grossa (23 miles, 40 km, 45 min) Dinner (included) Overnight in Ponta Grossa (3rd of 3 nights)

Day 5 • Sunday, 2nd February (B/L/D)* 07:00 Breakfast Check out hotel 08:00 Drive to Safari’s Farm (18miles, 30km, 45min) Rod 376, KM 454 - iba i - P 55 42 3227-3797 www.safarisfarm.com.br Short our Safari’s Farm 12:00 Lunch (included) 14:00 Drive to Tibagi (37 miles, 60km, 50 min) 15:00 Farm visit (grains and/or milk) 17:30 Check in Hotel Itagy in Tibagi Av. Manoel Dores, 1515 Tibagi - PR, 84300-000 55 42 3275.1373 www.hotelitagy.com.br Leisure hours by the swimming pool Dinner at the Hotel (included) Overnight in Tibagi (1st of 1 evening) Day 6 • Monday, 3rd February

06:30 07:45 11:15

(B/L/D)*

Ponta Grossa/Tibagi-PR

Tibagi/Mandaguaçu/Maringá-PR

Breakfast Check out hotel Drive to Mandaguaçu (165 miles, 280km, 4h) Lunch (included) on the way.

N.P. Kowalski & Cia Ltda Rua Peregrino Ferrari Júnior, 317 Centro - 84165-050 - Castro - Paraná 55. 42 3232.5670 – Celular 55. 42 9972.1972 – E-Mail: nadiel.kowalski@npkconsultoria.com www.facebook.com/npkconsultoria www.npkconsultoria.com

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Continue to Madaguaçu (40km, 45min) Visit CanaVialis Research Center www.canavialis.com.br CanaVialis is a Monsanto commercial brand for sugar cane and saccharin sorghum products in Brazil. The company has invested in new cultivars for these crops using the best genetic improvement and product development.

The center has a large research structure focused on the development of higher sugar cane varieties. The main activities are genetic improvement, PDT (Product Technical Development), Biotechnology and Roguing Multiplication.

Drive to Maringá (20km, 30min) Check in hotel Deville in Maringá Avenida Herval, 26 - Zona 50 - Zona Central 87013-110 – Maringá - PR, 55 44 3221.6700 www.deville.com.br Dinner at the Hotel (included) Overnight in Maringá (1st of 1night)

Day 7 • Tuesday, 4th February

(B/L/D)*

Maringá/Marechal Candido Rondon-PR

07:00

Breakfast Check out hotel 08:00 Drive to Cocamar Cooperative Visit Cocamar Cooperative The Cocamar Agroindustrial Cooperative is among the largest, most modern and industrialized in the country. It has more than 6 thousand members, 70% of them are small farmers that plant soy, corn, wheat, coffee and orange. The influence are of the coop but the coo comprises 30 municipalities and its headquarter is in Maringá. It has reception facilities, fertilizer and agroindustrial plants. The main manufactured products: soy, corn, canola and olive oils, margarine, concentrated juices and sauces (catch-up, mustard, mayonnese) ground coffee and alcohol.

12:00

www.cocamar.com.br Lunch (included)

N.P. Kowalski & Cia Ltda Rua Peregrino Ferrari Júnior, 317 Centro - 84165-050 - Castro - Paraná 55. 42 3232.5670 – Celular 55. 42 9972.1972 – E-Mail: nadiel.kowalski@npkconsultoria.com www.facebook.com/npkconsultoria www.npkconsultoria.com

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Walk to ALCOPAR (Paraná State Sugar and Ethanol Producers Association) Round table on ethanol/sugar Departure to Marechal Candido Rondon (185 miles, 300km, 4h) Check in Hotel Fenícia in Marechal Candido Rondon Av. Rio Grande do Sul, 891 Marechal Candido Rondon, PR 55 45 3254-0744 Dinner (included) Overnight in Marechal Candido Rondon (1st of 1 night)

Day 8 • Wednesday, 5th February

06:00 06:45

(B/L/D)*

Marechal C. R /Cascavel/Foz do Iguaçu-PR

Breakfast Check out hotel Drive to Show Rural (62 miles, 100km, 1h to 2h depending on heavy traffic) Whole day at Show Rural Lunch on own www.showrural.com.br Show Rural Coopavel is an eminently technological event held by Coopavel Cooperativa Agroindustrial. The event is annual and located in an area of 72 hectares (172 acres) especially planned to offer comfort and convenience to the visitors. Restaurants, paved and covered streets, squares, free cold water in all the corridors, free entrance and parking lot, besides the support for the main means of communication to divulge the news related to

the event.

It is a world-wide reference. During this event the main research and equipment companies from all over the world launch new products and technologies, anticipating with exclusiveness the trends for the agribusiness.

15:00 18:00

Drive to Iguassu Falls (89 miles, 150 km, 2h to 3h, depending on traffic) Check in Hotel Continental Inn in Iguassu Falls Av. Paraná, 1089 - Centro Foz de Iguaçu - PR, 85852-000 55 45 2102.5000

N.P. Kowalski & Cia Ltda Rua Peregrino Ferrari Júnior, 317 Centro - 84165-050 - Castro - Paraná 55. 42 3232.5670 – Celular 55. 42 9972.1972 – E-Mail: nadiel.kowalski@npkconsultoria.com www.facebook.com/npkconsultoria www.npkconsultoria.com

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www.continentalinn.com.br Dinner (included) Overnight in Iguassu Falls (1st of 2 nights)

Day 9 • Thursday, 6th February

07:30 08:15 09:00

(B/L/D)*

Foz do Iguaçu-PR

Breakfast Drive to Iguassu National Park (6miles, 10km, 20min) Visit Iguassu National Park www.cataratasdoiguacu.com.br Brazil’s first national park and today one of the most visited places si hts in the country. he visitor’s center is the opening gate to an unforgettable adventure in a preserved area ending at the falls, which are four times the width of Niagara and formed by 275 interlinking cataracts up to 75 m (246 feet) over a 3km (1,8 mile) wide precipice. Today the Falls are considered one of "The Seven Wonders of the Modern World".

Macuco Safari Tour www.macucosafari.com.br A trail in the woods on a carriage pulled by an electric powered vehicle and a walk followed by a boat ride by the Iguassu River all the way to the Falls. Be prepared to get wet!

Visit Iguassu Falls 12:30 Lunch at Porto Canoas Restaurant (included) After a fascinating tour, there is nothing like enjoying the best regional and international cuisine in a sophisticated atmosphere and comfort.

The Porto Canoas Restaurant features a buffet service with a variety of salads, hot dishes, desserts and best drinks, not to mention the unique view from the top of the Iguassu Falls.

N.P. Kowalski & Cia Ltda Rua Peregrino Ferrari Júnior, 317 Centro - 84165-050 - Castro - Paraná 55. 42 3232.5670 – Celular 55. 42 9972.1972 – E-Mail: nadiel.kowalski@npkconsultoria.com www.facebook.com/npkconsultoria www.npkconsultoria.com

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15:30 Visit Itaipu Dam www.itaipu.gov.br It is the largest in the world and a binational joint venture on the Parana River, between Brazil and Paraguay. The installed capacity of the power plant was 12,000,000 kilowatts (kW). Nowadays it contains 20 generators with a 700,000 kW capacity each. Its installed capacity is 14,000,000 kW. The power plant is responsible for 90% of the energy consumed in Paraguay and 22% of that consumed in Brazil

20:00 Dinner Show at Rafain (included) This is a beautiful restaurant with an inviting and varied menu of salads, hot and cold items, meats and desserts. The big attraction in the restaurant is the multicultural show that demonstrates the culture of many Latin America cities through music and folkloric dances with rhythms that go from samba to tango. Paraguay, Chile, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil are some of the nationalities represented in this dinner-show. The dancers beautiful performances represent their nations cultures faithfully. The dinner will be delicious and the show fascinating! www.rafainchurrascaria.com.br Overnight in Iguassu Falls (2nd of 2 evenings) Day 10 • Friday, 7th February

(B/-/-)*

Foz do Iguaçu-PR

07:00

Breakfast Check Out Hotel 09:00 Visit Birds Park www.parquedasaves.com.br An excellent introduction to the Brazilian birdlife. The Bird's Park is a world-class tropical bird paradise. Situated in almost 40 acres of second-growth subtropical forest, the Park keeps over 900 birds from 180 species, the majority being Brazilian birds. One third of these species is considered threatened.

Your visit will follow catwalks through native vegetation. They will lead you to several enormous aviaries enriched with cascades, bridges, and vegetation, where we can appreciate the behavior of different species without the interference of netting or N.P. Kowalski & Cia Ltda Rua Peregrino Ferrari Júnior, 317 Centro - 84165-050 - Castro - Paraná 55. 42 3232.5670 – Celular 55. 42 9972.1972 – E-Mail: nadiel.kowalski@npkconsultoria.com www.facebook.com/npkconsultoria www.npkconsultoria.com

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screens. In a delicate and colorful aviary we will see regional butterflies and hummingbirds

12:43 14:15

Shopping opportunities Lunch on own Departure to Iguassu Falls Airport Connecting flight to São Paulo flight G3 1383 Arrive São Paulo Check in flight back to Canada

Day 11 • Saturday, 8th February

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Arrive Canada Subtitles: Meals: B - breakfast, L - lunch and D - dinner

N.P. Kowalski & Cia Ltda Rua Peregrino Ferrari Júnior, 317 Centro - 84165-050 - Castro - Paraná 55. 42 3232.5670 – Celular 55. 42 9972.1972 – E-Mail: nadiel.kowalski@npkconsultoria.com www.facebook.com/npkconsultoria www.npkconsultoria.com

Foz do Iguaçu-PR

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