Leaders

Giuliano Bernardon is a full time birding and photography guide. Passionate for natural history since his childhood, he first found in nature photography a way to be closer to nature and learn about it. But he soon found his passion for birds, and learning bird’s calls became his main goal. Being a professional guide for already twelve years, he leads Birdwatching and Photography tours to several parts of Brazil, including the Pantanal, the Amazon, the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado areas – the Savannas of central Brazil. He is responsible for several new records for the areas where he birds, and regularly contributes for ornithological and environmental researches. Due to his knowledge on natural history and photography, he has successfully led several professional photographers, and among the filmmakers he led are National Geographic and BBC crews. He loves sharing the birds and his country with other people, and his charming and easy-going personality greatly enhances his tours.
Giuliano lives with his wife Lisa and son Theo near Chapada dos Guimarães National Park.

Introduced to ornithology as an early graduate student, Bianca Bernardon is a field biologist and holds a masters degree on the ecology of the Mato Grosso Antbird, accomplished after extensive field research in the Pantanal. Bianca is one of the persons who influenced her brother Giuliano in to ornithology and, on the other hand, was influenced by her brother to become a professional guide and start leading nature tours. Birdwatching tours and field research have taken Bianca all over Brazil, including the Pantanal, the Cerrado (Brazilian savannas), the Amazon, and the endemic-rich Atlantic Rainforest and Northeast Brazil. With a deep knowledge and respect for all places and creatures, she is not only very skilled with birds and other animals but, thanks to her nice personality, she is also very skilled with people. Bianca nowadays leaves at the Amazonas state, guiding and doing an extensive field research, and leads our Central Amazonia tours.