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Sunbathers Live with Fire in the Pantanal
Flames from historic fires are scary, but do not deter tourists
Sep.28.2020 2:41PM
Lalo de Almeida
Fabiano Maisonnave
SÃO PAULO and MANAUS
It was close to 9 am when the family of the civil servant Álvaro Lima arrived at the Mutum stream, in the municipality of Santo Antônio do Leverger. On the road, they crossed dozens of kilometers of burnt areas.
Two hours later, the flames, which already consumed about 20% of the Pantanal, reached the opposite bank. But neither the Lima family nor the other sunbathers, about 20 residents, took their feet. In the sky, only the gray color of the ubiquitous smoke.
Shortly after noon, the inevitable happened. A spark crossed the stream and fell on a palm tree next to the picnic. A dry straw spread the fire on the dry vegetation.
Santo Antonio Leverger, MT. 19/09/2020 . ( Foto: Lalo de Almeida/ Folhapress )
"We will stay here until later. We traveled far, 140 km. Let's enjoy it and just move," Lima said. On the other side of the stream, eight Mantovilis plant employees appeared in the forest fighting the fire, using tree branches.
More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/scienceandhealth/2020/09/sunbathers-live-with-fire-in-the-pantanal.shtml?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsen