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Marajo

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Marajó 

a low-lying island in Brazil at the mouth of the Amazon River between one of the Amazon’s northern branches, the Pará River in the south, and the MarajÓ Bay in the southeast. Area, approximately 48,000 sq km. The western part is covered with dense evergreen forest containing valuable timber; in the east there is palm savanna with flooded meadows and swamps. There is timber industry in the west and livestock raising for meat in the east.



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In 1967, Fred and his friend, Bob Munger, hunted these beasts on Marajo Island off the coast of Brazil.
The "Out of the Forest" project developed by Beraca along with the regional people of the Marajo Island in Brazil is a finalist of the World Challenge 2007, a global competition promoted by BBC World and Newsweek, in association with Shell, that seeks out projects and business that, not only make a profit, but also invest in the social development of local communities.
In the first programme of her new series of the journey Ar Y Lein, Bethan begins her travels in Brazil, experiencing a religious festival in Belem, a buffalo ranch on the island of Marajo and visiting the Sahu Ape people of the Amazon.
 
 
 
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