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| Field Expeditions to the Rio Negro floodplain, Central Amazonia, Brazil (2002, 2003 and 2005) | ||||
 The Rio Negro is home to the two largest fluvial archipelagoes in the world |
 Collecting team (left to right): Seu Bosquinho, Luciano, Manoel and Mazinho |
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 Local pets |
 Yanomami |
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 Canoes and gear used by piabeiros (ornamental fishermen) |
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 Deuzirlana, our home for several weeks in 2002 |
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 Cardinal tetras represent > 90% of all ornamental fish exporteded from middle Rio Negro |
 Meeting of waters (Rios Negro and Amazonas) |
 Local barbecue (pirana, pacu and turtle) |
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 Forest stream (blue water) |
 Piabas (small ornamental fish) |
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 Over 40 million aquarium fish are exported annualy from floating houses like this one in Barcelos |
 Looking for piabas in the flooded forest |
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Designed by Rekha Joshi and Luciano Beheregaray |
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