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Amazônia, Paraíso Das Águas 1 JOSÉ TRUDA PALAZZO JR. fotos • photography FERNANDO CLARK AMAZÔNIA Paraíso das águas A paradise of waters 2 A folha da vitória-régia, planta típica da região amazônica, pode chegar a 2,5 metros de diâmetro. Simplesmente impressionante. The giant water lily, a typical plant from Amazonia, can reach up to 2.5 meters in leaf width – a truly impressive size. 4 5 Coordenadora do projeto Project Coordinator ANA CAROLINA XAVIER Textos Texts JOSÉ TRUDA PALAZZO JR. Fotos Photography FERNANDO CLARK Tradução English Version JOSÉ TRUDA PALAZZO JR. Projeto gráfico Graphic Design SILVIA MASSARO Revisão Review MARGÔ NEGRO Coordenação de pesquisa Research Coordination ANA CAROLINA XAVIER Coordenação de produção Production Coordination CARLA CAROLINA AUGUSTO Coordenação de campo Fieldwork Coordination MAYARA FERREIRA PRIMO Dados Internacionais de Catalogação na Publicação (CIP) (Câmara Brasileira do Livro, SP, Brasil) Truda Júnior, José Amazônia : paraíso das águas = Amazonia : a paradise of waters / [texto/texts José Truda Palazzo Jr ; fotos/photography Fernando Clark ; tradução/English translation José Truda Palazzo Jr]. -- São Paulo : Cultura Sustentável, 2015. Edição bilíngue: português/inglês. ISBN 978-85-67638-05-8 1. Amazônia – Descrição 2. Amazônia – Fotografias I. Clark, Fernando. II. Título. III. Título: Amazonia : a paradise of waters. 15-05494 CDD–779.99811 Índices para catálogo sistemático: 1. Amazônia : Fotografias 779.99811 2. Fotografias : Amazônia 779.99811 ISBN + FICHA CATALOGRÄFICA ISBN 978-85-67638-05-8 © 2015 Cultura Sustentável Editoração. Todos os direitos reservados. All rights reserved. Nenhuma parte deste livro pode ser reproduzida ou No part of this book may be copied or transmitted transmitida em qualquer forma ou por qualquer meio, by any means or form, electronic or mechanical, eletrônico ou mecânico, incluindo fotocópia, gravação including photocopying, recording ou armazenamento sem permissão por escrito da or storage, without written permission of Cultura Sustentável Editoração. Cultura Sustentável Editoração. A presença de animais selvagens próximos aos humanos é bastante frequente na região amazônica. Este belo primata parece dócil, mas pode ser bem hostil. The proximity of wildlife to humans is quite frequent in Amazonia; this beautiful primate looks docile, but can become aggressive. 6 7 SUMÁRIO SUMMARY 12 Carta do patrocinador Letter from Sponsor 18 Carta de Armando Ennes do Valle Jr. Letter from Armando Ennes do Valle Jr.’ 22 Apresentação de Robério Braga Letter from Robério Braga 34 Prefácio Preface 42 A floresta das águas The forest of waters 56 Um mosaico de vida A living mosaic 88 Gentes da Amazônia People of Amazonia 120 Manaus, capital da floresta Manaus, capital of the forest 144 A esperança é verde: O pássaro repousa em um galho na floresta alagada. Com pouca terra ao redor, essa é a única forma de pausa entre um voo e outro. Desafios e oportunidades para a conservação da Amazônia A birds rests upon a branch in the flooded forest. With little dry land around it, this is the only kind of perch to be had between flights. Hope is Green: Challenges and opportunities for the conservation of Amazonia 173 Bibliografia Bibliography 8 9 A tribo indígena Tatuyos preserva sua cultura milenar mesmo estando perto da civilização. The Tatuyo tribe preserves their millennia-old culture even as they are near civilization. 10 11 CARTA DO PATROCINADOR LETTER FROM SPONSOR Amazônia, pátria verde. Amazônia, mata. Amazônia, água. Amazonia, green homeland. Amazonia, forest. Amazonia, water. Estradas flutuantes. Vasos de igapós, veias de igarapés, aor- tas de rios. Floating roads. Igapó vases, igarapé veins, river aortas. A Amazônia possui a maior bacia hidrográfica do mundo Amazonia holds the largest hydrographic basin in the e o maior bioma terrestre do planeta, além de compor grande world and the largest terrestrial biome of our planet, besides parte do território brasileiro. Localizada entre as regiões Norte encompassing a great part of the Brazilian territory. Located e Centro-Oeste do país, está presente em nove países e é de fun- between the Northern and Central West regions of the country. damental importância para o equilíbrio climático global. It stretches over nine countries and is key to the global climate balance. Nós da Manaus Ambiental, como a concessionária de sanea- mento da capital amazonense, prezamos pela disseminação do At MANAUS AMBIENTAL, the sanitation licensee for the conhecimento, traços culturais e biodiversidade da região. Além Amazonas State capital, we care for promoting the knowledge, disso, temos como objetivo ser a empresa que mais contribui cultural traits and biodiversity of the region. Besides, our para a melhoria da qualidade de vida das pessoas em Manaus; vision is to become the company that contributes most for e por essa razão acreditamos que iniciativas como esta podem improving the quality of life of the people in Manaus. Hence transformar uma sociedade por meio de estudos e sensibiliza- we believe that initiatives such as this can transform society ções voltados para a região, da qual também fazemos parte. through studies and awareness-raising focused on the region where we also belong. Na mata inundada do igapó, as raízes-escora das árvores emergentes são monumentos vivos da paisagem. This book showcases the grandeur of the Amazonian In the flooded igapó forest, the buttress roots of tall trees are living monuments in the landscape. Basin and its immense hydrographic potential, one which, 12 13 Este livro retrata a grandiosidade da bacia amazônica e sua if preserved, will ensure potable water for millions of people. imensa potencialidade hidrográfica, grandiosidade esta que, se MANAUS AMBIENTAL strives to ensure quality water provision preservada, garantirá água potável para milhões de pessoas. A to the inhabitants of Manaus, and invests towards assuring Manaus Ambiental trabalha para garantir um abastecimento de significant improvements in the quality of services provided. qualidade aos habitantes de Manaus e investe a fim de assegurar uma melhoria significativa na qualidade dos serviços prestados. The author of this book, José Truda Palazzo, Jr., portrays an Amazon in all its poles, showing that besides its exuberant O autor do livro, José Truda Palazzo Jr., retrata uma Ama- beauty and biodiversity the region is also blessed with several zônia em todos os seus polos. Mostra que, além da exuberante historic, economic and cultural features. beleza e biodiversidade, a região ainda é contemplada com di- versos aspectos históricos, econômicos e culturais. Manaus, the capital seated at the heart of the forest, is presented under a cosmopolitan and environmental light. Manaus, a capital que fica no coração da floresta, é apresen- The city is among the fastest growing in Brazil, and the book tada sob o olhar cosmopolita e ecológico. A cidade é uma das addresses the historic challenge of aligning sustainability and que mais crescem no país, e o livro contempla o desafio históri- development in this region. co em alinhar sustentabilidade e desenvolvimento nesta região. The fight for preserving the region must face the concepts A luta pela preservação da região esbarra em conceitos de for income generation and sustainable economy; the most geração de renda e economia sustentável; o mais importante important Brazilian heritage relies on initiatives and projects patrimônio brasileiro depende de iniciativas e projetos que ga- to ensure its perpetuity and the preservation of the world’s rantam a perpetuidade e preservação da maior floresta tropical largest tropical forest. do mundo. At MANAUS AMBIENTAL we support initiatives aimed at Nós da Manaus Ambiental apoiamos iniciativas que tenham promoting the region’s environmental, cultural and economic por intuito divulgar o potencial ambiental, cultural e econômico potentials, and we believe that it’s a duty for each and every da região. E acreditamos que é dever de todos e de cada um de one of us to advocate on behalf of a sustainable future for nós defender um futuro sustentável para a Amazônia. Amazonia. Sergio Braga Sergio Braga diretor-presidente CEO – Chief Executive Officer Manaus Ambiental Manaus Ambiental Área da floresta amazônica que se mantém alagada, mesmo após as chuvas ou as cheias dos rios. The flooded forest means abundance for the fish. 14 15 O encontro do rio Negro com o rio Solimões é algo fenomenal: o rio corre sem se misturar por mais de 6 quilômetros. The meeting of the Negro and Solimões rivers is simply phenomenal. The rivers run parallel for some six kilometers without mixing their waters. 16 17 Amazônia, estado distante, riqueza brasileira e apaixonante. Amazonia, a distant region, a Brazilian wealth which A vida em torno desta região tem seus limites claros e con- inspires passion. tornados pela natureza, ora plácida nos remansos de seus rios, Life revolves around this region bound by Nature in ora tensa pela intensidade das tempestades. clearly contoured limits, sometimes placid in the backwaters Seus contrastes entre a vida selvagem e seus habitantes são of its rivers, sometimes tense in the intensity of storms. tão intensos quanto importantes. Its contrasts between its wildlife and its human Berço das águas, pulmão do mundo, tudo é superlativo. Afir- inhabitants are as intense as they are important. mações que são por vezes percepções “caboclas” (como se deno- Cradle of waters, lungs of the world, everything here mina de forma carinhosa o morador da região) a cada dia ga- is superlative. Assertions which sometimes are caboclo nham uma nova importante e séria pesquisa e sua confirmação. perceptions (as the region dwellers are sometimes Falar da Amazônia é falar de vida, de contrastes e forças affectionately referred to) gain important scientific por vezes desconhecidas, mas sem dúvida merecidas pelo seu confirmations by the day. tamanho. To speak of Amazonia is to speak of life, of contrasts Depois de 30 anos morando nesta região, cada vez que me and forces sometimes unknown, but undoubtedly deserving desloco através dela, chegando ou saindo, de barco ou avião, of their size. ainda me surpreendo.
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