BRAZIL: Exploring blackwaters of the Rio Aracà

By Heiko Bleher

I think there are many people around the world that have never heard of the name of this river that has its source high up north in the Amazonas state of Brazil, near the border of Venezuela. My studies regarded all freshwater ways on this planet, but especially the ones, which I know, have never been explored for fishes – it was one of them I had to go after. But first I did an extensive research of how and when is the best time to reach this remote river…

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