.......The Images

Flora & Fauna

O desenho e as cores do Tucunaré, deram origem ao nome em inglês: peacock bass, onde "bass" é o tipo de peixe, e "peacock" quer dizer "pavão". Janauacá, Amazonas - Brasil.	Summer Rain. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	The "Jambu" tree's flower has a redish colour tone that is nearly flourescent, and when it's delicate petals drop, they leave a red velvety carpet under the trees. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Rain in the jungle. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Bougainvillea: of the four-o'clock family of ornamental tropical American woody vines and shrubs with brilliant coloured floral bracts. Novo Airão, Amazonas - Brazil.
Blue flower. Novo Airão, Amazonas - Brazil.	Birds building their nests. Novo Airão, Amazonas - Brazil.	The Puma is not that common in the Amazon, but can be found in most of the americas. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Another perspective of a pineapple. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	At the airport of Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil, is a small demonstration of what can be found in the Amazon: tortoises warming in the sun on the white sands of the Rio Negro.
Only a couple of years ago, a new species of primates was dicovered in the Amazon. How many more, are waiting to be discovered? Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Bananas. Cacoal, Rondônia - Brazil.	The plants tend to adapt to their environment: this tree grows its roots from the trunk down, to absorb humidity. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	This flower is relishing the sun, and it is not hard to imagine its joyful laughter, as it sun-bathes! Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	There are always leaves dropping in the amazon, and sometimes they end up falling on other leaves. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.