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title	:	Amazon Up Close : The Passionate Adventurer's Guide to the Brazilian Amazon & the Pantanal
author	:	Bloom, Pamela.
publisher	:	Hunter Publishing
isbn10 | asin	:	1556507801
print isbn13	:	9781556507809
ebook isbn13	:	9780585041711
language	:	English
subject	Amazon River Valley--Guidebooks, Brazil--Guidebooks.
publication date	:	1997
lcc	:	F3451.L8B56 1997eb
ddc	:	918.1/10464
subject	:	Amazon River Valley--Guidebooks, Brazil--Guidebooks.

Amazon up Close The Passionate Adventurer's Guide To The Brazilian Amazon & The Pantanal Pamela Bloom

Page ii HUNTER PUBLISHING, INC. 130 Campus Drive Edison NJ 08818-7816, USA Tel (908) 225 1900; Fax (908) 417 0482 E-mail: hunterpub@emi.net Website: www.hunterpublishing.com 1220 Nicholson Road Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 7V1, CANADA Tel (800) 399 6858; Fax (800) 363 2665 ISBN 1-55650-780-1 1997 Pamela Bloom All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this book is correct, but the publisher and authors do not assume, and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party for any loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, misleading information or any potential problem caused by information in this guide, even if these are a result of negligence, accident or any other cause. All opinions expressed in this book stem from the author's personal experience only or from those of her contributors; consequently, neither she nor the contributors can be held accountable for a reader's personal experience while traveling. Maps by Kim Andr Cover photo: Bora Indian Boy by Danny Lehman, Westlight. The Bora tribe was one of the first to inhabit the Brazilian Amazon. All other images by author unless noted otherwise.

Page iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS As part of the research I completed, both for this book and my other guide, Brazil Up Close (Hunter Publishing, 1997), I owe much gratitude to literally hundreds of forest spirits, who guided me through this wonderful, exasperating and unforgettable country. Especially in the Amazon, I would like to thank the tourist boards of the states of Par and Amazonas, as well as those of the cities of Belm and Manaus for supporting my work. Special thanks go to Andr von Thuranyi of Expeditours, whose passionate commitment to ecology and the soul of the forest kept me inspired through some rough and rugged adventures. Many thanks go to John C. Jones for his contribution on fly-fishing in the Amazon. Cheers to Beatrice Imbiriba in her position as Secretary of Tourism of the city of Santarm, a true Amazon warrior in the best tradition. May you succeed in all your dreams for the forest and its peoples. The deepest of gratitude is extended to the special contributors of this guidebook, Dr. Trish Shanley, Dr. Mark Plotkin and especially Prof. M.C. Meyer, all outstanding scientists who are doing what we all should be: changing the course of our planet's history for the better. Their dedication, brilliance and indefatigable energy continue to be true gifts to mankind. Many thanks for the tireless efforts of a translating assistant, LLR. Also much gratitude to Judge Alvarina Miranda de Almeida of Manaus for her efforts on behalf of the Amazon. Deep appreciation is also extended to Varig Airlines for their continued support of this project. Thanks also go to Michael Hunter of Hunter Publishing and Kim Andr for seeing the continued worth of this work and helping me realize it. And finally, to my mother, Mitzie Bloom, my late father, Dr. Manuel G. Bloom, and my brothers, Kim and Kerry, and their families for always supporting me through my wildest dreams.

Page iv ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pamela Bloom is a music and arts critic, travel and fiction writer, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, and The Los Angeles Times, as well as High Fidelity, Musician, Downbeat, Seven Days, Connoisseur, and Elle magazines, among others. She received a B.A. in comparative literature from Trinity College (Hartford, CT), attended Dartmouth College, and also studied opera at Indiana University and the Juilliard School of Music. She taught the history of Brazilian jazz at the New School for Social Research in New York, and has presented multimedia lectures on Brazilian music and culture at the Ballroom Club in Manhattan for their annual Brazilian jazz series. A world traveler, Pamela Bloom has pursued writing assignments in China, Spain, Greece, France, Belgium and the Caribbean, as well as throughout the U.S. As a dedicated Brazilophile, she has danced in Rio's Carnaval with the Portela Samba School, interviewed the country's top musicians and traveled extensively within Brazil. A native of Houston, Texas, she now resides in New York City. Author, Pamela Bloom

Page v IMPORTANT! A WORD ABOUT MONEY Brazil has had a crazy history of enormous inflation and to predict its future would be foolhardy. However, the present currency, called the real (pronounced ray-ow) was instituted on July 1, 1994 to be more or less equivalent to the American dollar. Since that time, fluctuations have not been absent but they have not reflected the monumental dives of other years. Unfortunately, such an economic move has made traveling through Brazil no longer inexpensive, in relation to some other Latin American countries. However, nothing is predictable in Brazil, and prices quoted in this edition should be considered only a fair estimate.

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