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ARAPIUNSVilla · Rio Arapiuns, Pará
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The Villa, in photographs

Photographs of the house, the river and the communities. All taken at Villa Arapiuns.

The house

  • An octagonal timber bungalow with a thatched roof, raised among the tall tree trunks of the forest
    Octagonal bungalow
  • A two-storey timber bungalow on stilts, with a thatched roof
    Duplex bungalow
  • A single-storey timber bungalow on stilts, on the sand
    Lodge room
  • The façade of chalet number 11 with a hammock strung on the veranda, half hidden by the surrounding vegetation
    Chalet 11
  • A double bed with a chocolate-and-oat check blanket, between an interior door with an octagonal medallion and a mahogany door whose wedges of opposing grain radiate from a centre
    The inlay
  • A dark-timber room with a double bed, a folded check blanket at the foot and a chair by the window
    Double room
  • An upper-floor veranda with a black hammock strung up, a wicker chair and a woven basket on the wall
    The duplex veranda
  • Two wicker chairs and a small table with a flower on a wooden veranda, a hammock strung beyond and the forest visible through the railing
    Veranda · wicker chairs and hammock
  • A bathroom basin with a white bowl on a timber counter, mirror and regional basketry, under a thatched ceiling
    The bathroom
  • A long, thatched-roof pavilion on a wooden deck, among the trees
    The pavilion
  • A wooden deck under a thatched roof open to the forest, with a lounger and ferns
    The shala
  • A wooden boardwalk winding between the forest's tree trunks to the thatched dining hall
    The walkway
  • Solid tree-trunk benches forming a circle on the sand of the clearing, surrounded by forest
    The fire circle

The water

  • A golden sandbank with a trail of footprints, cutting through blue water on both sides
    Sandbank
  • A sandbank within the river, the shallow water so clear that the sunlit, rippled riverbed shows through
    Clear water
  • The low orange sun over the wide river, seen from the walkway, with vegetation in silhouette
    Sunset on the river
  • A strip of pale sand with wooden sun loungers lined up in the shade of the trees, in golden light
    The Villa's beach
  • A blue wooden canoe resting on the sand, facing shrubs and palm trees with their trunks standing in the water
    The igapó
  • A flooded area of blue water cutting through carpets of orange-toned vegetation, with dry trunks lying on the surface
    Flooded forest
  • A dark-water igarapé stream running through the dense forest vegetation
    Igarapé
  • A wooden canoe stopped in a field of giant water lilies, with a man sitting at the bow, paddle in hand
    Giant water lilies
  • A person standing on a stand-up paddleboard, paddling across calm water facing a bank of low forest
    Stand-up paddling
  • Yellow and orange kayaks stored on racks under a thatch-roofed shelter
    The kayaks
  • Two tucuxi dolphins surfacing together on a river, throwing up spray
    Tucuxi dolphin · Wikimedia Commons

The table

  • A breakfast table set in the open pavilion: cake, tapioca, sliced fruit and a jug of red juice
    Breakfast
  • Whole grilled fish on clay platters by candlelight, with farofa and lime alongside
    Grilled fish
  • A candlelit dinner table on the beach, with fish and cassava flour on a banana leaf
    Piracaia
  • A blue ceramic mug resting on a woven-palm placemat, on the timber table
    The tableware

The people

  • A row of people sitting at the water’s edge, backs to the camera, watching the sun sink over the river
    Sunset hour
  • Community residents and guests around a trough, sieving the cassava mash
    Farinhada
  • A community artisan smiling as she shows the woven palm work to two guests
    Weaving
  • A group of people holding hands around the enormous trunk of a samaúma tree, unable to close the circle
    The samaúma tree
  • A group of hikers with backpacks climbing a pale sand trail, between tall vegetation
    On the trail
  • The beach at night with a fire lit, a row of candles on the sand and guests gathered under the palms
    Night on the beach
  • A shelf with baskets, pots and bags of woven palm from the region's craftwork
    The craftwork