fishermen in Northeastern Brazil - Jangada - Rio Grande do Norte

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Jangaderios (fishermen) in Rio Grande do Norte. Fishermen use a unique wooden raft boat called jangada which has an unfixed keel and a mast that make it practical for a use on the shallow sea and beaches of the nothern Brazil They keep their work and tradition for more than four hundred years Being a fisherman on jangada is highly dangerous job Jangadeiros spend up to several days on high-sea being tens of kilometres far from the coast, with no navigation on board. In the last two decades jangadeiros have been facing up the pressure from motorized vessels which use modern, effective and environmentally destructive fishing methods.

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Location: Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte
Photo credit: © ricardo junqueira / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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