.......The Images

Amazonia

During the dry season, the river's water level drop considerably and the boulders show up. This is also the season when the Ypê trees shed all their leaves and fill with yellow (or purple) flowers. The Yellow Ypê is Brazil's national tree. Roraima - Brazil.	Canoes of varied colours. Novo Airão, Amazonas - Brazil.	The Naval Base of Manaus is responsible over the Upper Amazonian Basin, and patrols these rivers frequently, however, their major service to the nation is medical and social assistance to the remote comunities along the rivers. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Typical house built on the "terra firme" (the higher grounds that do not flood when thew rivers rise), in the upper Amazon Basin, in Novo Airão, Amazonas - Brazil.	Regional boat, slowly battling up against the river. The custom is to go against the stream by the river banks, and downstream in the middle. Rio Solimões (upper Amazon River), near the "Ilha da Paciência", Amazonas - Brazil.
Regional Boat in the Rio Guamá. Belém, Pará - Brazil.	Labouring by the riverside. The "Fátima" comunity, near Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Sand banks in the Rio Branco, at the end of a late summer's day. Boa Vista, Roraima - Brazil.	Solitary fisherman, taking out his fishing net, in Novo Airão, Amazonas - Brazil.	The sad marks of man's influence. Unfortunately, these scenes are found in all of the Amazon Basin's cities. This one in Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.
Two majestic trees, rendering shade to the cattle in a varzea cattle range, near Careiro da Várzea, Amazonas - Brazil.	Regional Boats, docked up to spend the night in Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	The clear emerald waters of the Rio Tapajós, and its pristine sandy beaches, inviting for a relaxing day. Ponta de Pedras, near Santarém, Pará - Brazil.	Riverside of the Rio Branco, in Boa Vista, Roraima - Brazil.	The forest near Santarém, by the Rio Tapajós, is mainly drought and heat resistant vegetation to survive the "amazonian summer", when the Tapajós' level will drop up to 10 metres. Alter do Chão, Pará - Brazil.