.......The Images

People & Culture

The "sambista" demonstrating all her love and passion for the rythm of Carnival. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Practice of the drums of the Samba "School" Balaku-Blaku, of Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Street-vendedor, near the ferry of Careiro da Várzea, Amazonas - Brazil. Has nearly everything: plastic mobile covers, batteries, hair-clips....	In Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil, small aluminium boats serve as "floating buses", taking passengers at low prices to earby localities, like Careiro da Várzea, Manaquiri, Iranduba, and so many others.	In Icoaraci, a borrough of Belém, Pará - Brazil, there is a small cominty comprised only of clay-craftsmen.Most of the famous clay vases and pots of the "marajoara" style/patterns are made here, amongst others.
The famous " Ver-o-Peso" market of Belém, Pará - Brazil, has exotic plants and "things", and promises to cure any illness or problm with anything ranging from leaves, roots, seeds, oils, through to animal materials, such as teeth, bones, skin, and others like animal fat.	Sadly, it is common to have children offer you something for sale at most beaches in northern Barzil. In Alter-do-Chão, Pará - Brazil, this girls was offering roasted peanuts.	Colourful handycraft of tucans, on sale inManaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Open-air concerts are often sponsored by the State Government, so that everyone has a chance to have access to all types of culture, in front of the Teatro Amazonas, in Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Tyred street-vendor in Tucuruí, Pará - Brazil. On sale, a cure for any ailment you might have: From lovesickness, to lack of job or cash. All you need is his remedy, and some faith!
Urban graffiti in Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Girl contemplating sunrise and the arrival of a new day in Novo Airão, Amazonas - Brazil.	Crossing the road: an act that is identical anywhere in the world. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Handycraft made of natural fibres, seeds, and clay, depicting everyday caboclo life. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Toy or weapon? Novo Airão, Amazonas - Brazil.