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After concluding the boat trip, for the river Amazon, of Santarem until Óbidos I was to walk in the forests concerning the city. What it impressed me today was this image, that despite the colors, it is not glad. Here we have a good example of a gradual destruction unchained by the deforestation. Without the roots of the trees to contain the ground, strong rains dig deep ditches dragging tons of land that go to sand the stream bed of the small rivers, that are convicted the extinguishing.
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Depois de concluir a viagem de barco, pelo rio Amazonas, de Santarem até Óbidos fui caminhar nas florestas acerca da cidade. O que me impressionou hoje foi essa imagem, que apesar das cores, não é alegre. Aqui temos um bom exemplo de uma destruição progressiva desencadeada pelo desmatamento. Sem as raizes das árvores para conter o solo, as fortes chuvas cavam valas profundas arrastando toneladas de terra que vão assorear o leito dos pequenos rios, que ficam condenados a extinção.

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