Indigenous Fishing Home

On the way yo Cortuba Island we passed other islands and saw a variety of stilted wooden homes belonging to the indigenous people who lived there and survived by fishing.

Last few days in Belem

September 25th 2007
Fri 21st Sept: After another noisy night in hotel 'met up with Diego and Georgette and visited Indigenous Museum, the market and the Zoo - the latter was v. interesing; set out in typical tropical forest with wide range of animals, birds and plant life. However the humidity was almost unbearable; the sudden heavy downpours did not help - retreated to an AC Cafe where we had traditional tapioca wr ... read more

South America » Brazil » Pará » Belém

Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more

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