E35_1294

School day #1
In Paraná do Ariaú, it’s just another day. The father is already at work, the boys go to school, and this is the house where the family lives. The year 2012 was an exceptional flood year. On that May 12th day, the water level was already quite high and would continue to rise for another month. There is no privacy for the Amazonian waters, which entered the house uninvited. However, the riverine people don’t see it that way: the waters are part of everyday life, sometimes receding and leaving a large beach, other times shaking the bed. Either way, there is no complaint or preference, everything is as it should be, and the great virtue is the ability to adapt.

E35_1294 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: NIKON D5100 with lens 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 set at 18 mm – Exposition: ISO: 360 – Aperture: 7.1 – Shutter: 1/200 – Program: Aperture Priority – Exp. Comp.: -0.3,
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 4948px x 3280px
Location: Paraná do Ariaú (Iranduba – Amazonas Brazil)
Date: May 12, 2012 – Time: 8:47:34 AM
Collection: Riverines – Persons shown: Riverines
Keywords:
palafita, ribeirinhos, riverines, riverside dwellers, caboclosThere is the caboclo of terra firme (highlands), more dedicated to hunting and agriculture, he knows and moves with agility in the dense forest of the highlands. There is the riverine that inhabits the riverbanks, more dedicated to fishing and short-term crops following the flow of the waters. Brown skin, the result of centuries of miscegenation between native Indians and many other peoples – mainly Brazilians from the Northeast, Portuguese, Bolivians, Peruvians, Colombians, Syrians, Lebanese and Jews – pioneers from the time before the rubber boom, or who took part in the boom. Over time, caboclos absorbed the ancient wisdom derived from many indigenous ethnicities. More, cabocloThere is the caboclo of terra firme (highlands), more dedicated to hunting and agriculture, he knows and moves with agility in the dense forest of the highlands. There is the riverine that inhabits the riverbanks, more dedicated to fishing and short-term crops following the flow of the waters. Brown skin, the result of centuries of miscegenation between native Indians and many other peoples – mainly Brazilians from the Northeast, Portuguese, Bolivians, Peruvians, Colombians, Syrians, Lebanese and Jews – pioneers from the time before the rubber boom, or who took part in the boom. Over time, caboclos absorbed the ancient wisdom derived from many indigenous ethnicities. More, GENTE, PEOPLE, crianças, children, mulheres, woman, women, água preta, black waterBlack water rivers, unlike white water rivers, do not transport material in suspension; its waters are acidic and practically devoid of mineral nutrients. So are the Rio Negro, its tributaries, with the exception of the Branco river and the Urubu river. Black water rivers are stabilized, with a bed formed of stone and sand and are born in the “Amazonian plain”. More, águas, waterscapes, paraná do Ariaú, Ariau river, rios, rivers, Iranduba, Amazonas, Amazônia, Amazon, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, América do Sul, South America
EN1 School day E35_1294
PT1 Dia de escola E35_1294
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E35_1313

School day #2
The boys are back, this is life on the riverside, during the flood and ebb, in sunshine and rain. The school transportation can face strong winds and breakdowns, drift or be delayed, this is life on the riverside.

E35_1313 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: NIKON D5100 with lens 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 set at 18 mm – Exposition: ISO: 400 – Aperture: 7.1 – Shutter: 1/60 – Program: Aperture Priority – Exp. Comp.: +1.7,
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 4948px x 3280px
Location: Paraná do Ariaú (Iranduba – Amazonas Brazil)
Date: May 12, 2012 – Time: 8:58:10 AM
Collection: Riverines – Persons shown: riverines
Keywords:
palafita, ribeirinhos, riverines, riverside dwellers, caboclos, caboclo, GENTE, PEOPLE, crianças, children, mulheres, woman, women, água preta, black water, águas, waterscapes, paraná do Ariaú, Ariau river, rios, rivers, Iranduba, Amazonas, Amazônia, Amazon, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, América do Sul, South America
EN2 Life on the riverside E35_1313
PT2 Vida de beira E35_1313
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E35_1270

School day #3
The children returned from school and their loyal little dog waits for them: it’s time to play in the canoeThe canoe is a small boat, narrow and light, and daringly close to the waterline. With both sharp ends, it is operated by a wooden oar, but in the absence of an oar, the riverine can uses any piece of wood or even a branch. It is considered the most used means of transport by riverside and indigenous people in the rivers of the Amazon. More. Perhaps he is inviting me as well.
The water came into the house and the father built a raised platform (marombaWhen there is an exceptional flood, the water rises to the floor of the stilt and rises above it… so the riverside dweller builds a maromba, that is, a higher floor that allows him to store his utensils and even his bed in the dry.
Also, maromba is a high platform made of planks or tree trunks where cattle are sheltered during large floods. It also serves as a refuge for plants, domestic animals and riverine tools. More) so that the family’s modest belongings would be better protected. It’s not like this every year, this was an exceptional flood, which may happen every 5 or 10 years. There are signs that can predict a big flood and local wisdom is full of sayings, but in most cases, even knowing that a “big flood is coming”, the river dweller doesn’t even consider leaving their home. They just prepare the raised platform.

E35_1270 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: NIKON D5100 with lens 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 set at 18 mm – Exposition: ISO: 400 – Aperture: 7.1 – Shutter: 1/200 – Program: Aperture Priority – Exp. Comp.: -0.3,
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 4948px x 3280px
Location: Paraná do Ariaú (Iranduba – Amazonas Brazil)
Date: May 12, 2012 – Time: 8:41:23 AM
Collection: Riverines – Persons shown: riverines
Keywords:
palafita, ribeirinhos, riverines, riverside dwellers, caboclos, caboclo, GENTE, PEOPLE, crianças, children, mulheres, woman, women, água preta, black water, águas, waterscapes, paraná do Ariaú, Ariau river, rios, rivers, Iranduba, Amazonas, Amazônia, Amazon, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, América do Sul, South America
EN3 Living on the floodplain E35_1270
PT3 Vivendo na maromba E35_1270
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