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Maranhão Travel Guide

An introduction to the Brazilian state of Maranhão, located in transition region between the Northeast and the Amazon.
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Acre Travel Guide

Our overview of the state of Acre.
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Fishing in the Amazon with Pepper and Flávio

BrazilMax’s Bill Hinchberger joins a fishing expedition in the Amazon.
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National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA)

Located in the Brazilian rainforest city of Manaus, National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA) was hailed by the World Bank as one of “the two most important science centers in the Amazon,” along with the Emílio Goeldi Museum of Pará in Belém. Visitors to Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, who cannot take the time to get out into the rainforest should visit the INPA forest or “bosque,” which is located in town and open to the pubic. Here’s an interview with INPA Director Adalberto Val.
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Dead Rabbi Performs Miracles for Christians of Manaus

The details of Rabbi Shalon Emmanuel Muyal’s mission and death in the Amazon remain obscure, but that’s nothing compared to the mystery surrounding his afterlife. Local Catholics have named him the “Santo Judeu Milagreiro de Manaus” (Saint Jewish Miracle Worker of Manaus). His tomb receives regular visits from Christians who attribute magic to his spirit.
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Amazon Explorer: Interview with Sydney Possuelo

Sydney Possuelo was the first outsider to make contact with seven isolated Indian tribes in Brazil’s Amazon jungle. Now he leads expeditions that try to not make contact. That way he hopes to help indigenous peoples protect their unique cultures. After a career that spanned 33 years and governments of diverse ideologies, Possuelo was fired by the Lula administration in early 2006 after criticizing its policy for Brazil’s indigenous people. We talked to the legendary explorer about his jungle exploits.
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