 There is a creation myth among the indigenous people of the Amazon River Basin that claims God carved man from the clay of the river. This project explores how the Amazon River in Brazil is still shaping the lives of everyday people that live along its banks. The Amazon is the world’s largest river by volume. Yet beyond its vastness, it affects people geographically, economically, culturally, and unconsciously. The population of the region faces the geographic constraints of the river and its rainforests, stifling the infrastructure of highways. While the Amazon River provides the means to feed them, it prevents the over-industrialization that has catapulted southern Brazil into the status of a BRIC nation. As a result many residents straddle a state between tradition and modernity. By examining the intersections of human life and the river—transportation, commerce, agriculture, fishing, and recreation—these pictures attempt to represent the indelible connection between the people and the tea-colored waters that abound them. |
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