Surf enthusiasts and volunteers are mapping out hotspots of a spectacular form of surfing on Brazil’s northern coast in a bid to both preserve the practice and help boost tourism in coastal communities surfers would descend on the mouth of the Araguari River in Brazil’s Amapá state the wave generated when the Atlantic tide pushes back against the river current the wave can travel dozens of kilometers upriver But the Araguari’s pororoca disappeared in 2014 including the construction of three hydropower dams That triggered a hunt for similar waves in the region stand-up paddlers and other watersport enthusiasts have since mapped out more than 10 pororocas Many are located in conservation units and Indigenous lands The search is funded by their own resources and government support “We want to organize the information and create a Pororoca Park in partnership with the private sector and public authorities,” says Jim Davis chair of the Amapá Sailing Association (AVAP) “We want accessible tourism for everyone.” Marrying tourism development with the natural phenomenon of the pororoca — from the Indigenous Tupi word for “bang,” in reference to the roar and destructive power of the wave — has already proved successful in some places. In northeastern Pará state, a pororoca festival has been held since 1997 on the Guamá River It has been credited with helping boost the economy and infrastructure of the municipality of São Domingos do Capim “I surfed almost every wave in the Amazon. Many are in very remote places, which are difficult to reach,” he says. “The best one today is on the Mearim River [in Maranhão] It is like a ‘miniature of the pororoca on the Araguari,’ which used to have the best waves.” Running 930 km (580 mi) the Mearim is the longest river in Maranhão The proposal for establishing a Pororoca Park must be submitted to state and municipal governments in Amapá within two years. The volunteers are also hoping to get outside support, such as from Save The Waves, a global coalition that works to preserve surfing areas with exceptional waves around the world. In Brazil, only the area of Guarda do Embaú “We are paving the way to start a great journey,” says Davis from AVAP adding that there’s great potential for tourism on the Amazon coast many people want to leave the coastal area due to the lack of sustainable economic options Weak tourism boosts fishing as well as trade in fish and swim bladders by companies Tourism in Amapá is currently focused on attractions such as the mouth of the Amazon River waterfalls and rivers in Laranjal do Jari municipality and the protected areas in Oiapoque municipality Developing a new tourism industry around pororoca sites could boost the sector overall planning director at the state tourism department “Listing new spots with waves and the Pororoca Park project are super positive,” he says “That will allow us to observe and surf pororocas throughout the year the beginning of the canal could already be seen it was virtually open and up to 40 meters [130 ft] deep Floods in the following years consolidated its connection with the Amazon River,” Santos says from the canal to the mouth of the Araguari There is no way to reverse the silting anymore.” there was an association of factors in a region where the soil’s shape is easily altered,” Santos says “Breaking the connection with the sea changed the river’s biodiversity and harmed populations increasing salination of water courses in the region.” which reduced the flow of freshwater into the area was the first person to surf the Araguari’s pororoca Laus is still surfing the pororocas of Brazil and other countries that experience the same phenomenon he has already surfed pororocas in places like China — considered the birthplace of tidal bore surfing “My project is to be the first Brazilian to surf all the global pororocas,” Laus says “Few are in areas as preserved as the Brazilian ones.” Fassoni‐Andrade, A. C., Fleischmann, A. S., Papa, F., Paiva, R. C., Wongchuig, S., Melack, J. M., … Pellet, V. (2021). Amazon hydrology from space: Scientific advances and future challenges. Reviews of Geophysics, 59(4). doi:10.1029/2020rg000728 This story was reported by Mongabay’s Brazil team and first published here on our Brazil site on April 19 The “fortress conservation” model is under pressure in East Africa as protected areas become battlegrounds over history and global efforts to halt biodiversity loss Mongabay’s Special Issue goes beyond the region’s world-renowned safaris to examine how rural communities and governments are reckoning with conservation’s colonial origins and trying to forge a path forward […] In 1500, Spanish explorer Vicente Pinzon discovered the tidal phenomenon when his ships were rocked by the powerful waves created by the meeting of the different types of water. Pinzon arrived in Brazil almost at the same time as Portugal’s Pedro Alvares Cabral, who got the credit for “discovering” what today is South America’s largest country. The Portuguese explorer sailed around Brazil’s northeastern coast, while the Spaniard explored the north coast, where the Amazon River empties into the Atlantic. The indigenous people who lived along the Amazonian coast in Marajo Bay called the tidal phenomenon “Poroc poroc,” which means “clamor” in the Guarani language. The tidal bore occurs between September and April, but the wave action is strongest during the full Moon in late March. Tidal bores are large waves that form when a flood tide is funneled as it enters a long, narrow, shallow inlet. For about 20 years, the city of São Domingos do Capim, located about 136 kilometers (some 85 miles) from Belem, the capital of Para state, has hosted the a surfing event that focuses on riding the Pororoca. “Surfing the Pororoca provides a great thrill, this wave in the river, in the Amazon, it’s a magic wave, a wave that’s completely different from the ones that form in the ocean,” Noelio Sobrinho, one of the moving forces behind the event and president of the Brazilian Pororoca Surfing Association (Abraspo), told EFE. The veteran surfer said tidal bores also occurred in Indonesia, France, Portugal and Peru, “but when you encounter the Pororoca, the adrenaline flows differently, this wave is different, so you have to have different equipment.” “I’ve been doing it for 22 years, I have the honor of being the first person to surf the Pororoca here in Brazil, in Sao Domingos do Capim in 1997, and we created a competition in 1999 and the government of the state of Para believed in it, and this project has been a success. This event has been going on for 20 years,” Sobrinho said. The surfing competition and the Pororoca Festival, which was created a year later and spotlights music, art and food from the region, draw between 15,000 and 20,000 tourists from across Brazil and abroad annually, compensating for the damage done by the tidal effect. The powerful waves cause damage along the Amazon’s banks, topple trees and affect the vessels operating in the area, especially fishing boats. Tourists swarm the area and support vessels crowd out other boats during the surfing competition, while local artists perform on stages set up along the Amazon’s banks. In 2011, the Para state government declared the Pororoca Surfing Tournament and the Pororoca Festival part of the State Natural Cultural Heritage program. The 2019 tournament, which includes nighttime competitions, and the festival started on Friday and will end on Sunday. Visitors spent the weekend enjoying musical performances, soccer and beach volleyball competitions, the Miss Pororoca pageant and other activities. “This event has grown each year. Surfing in Pororoca, without a doubt, is a point of pride for the people of Para state since we have turned it into part of the cultural heritage of our state, we’re the most highly anticipated event in the region,” Sobrinho said. The regional impact of the surfing competition and cultural festival extends to the neighboring states of Amapa and Maranhao, which promote tourist events and other Amazon-related activities during the Pororoca. Deportes Entretenimiento Subscribe for unlimited access Site Map Com o fim das coligações para as eleições proporcionais partidos concorrerão apenas de forma isolada Neste domingo (15), quase 148 milhões de eleitores irão às urnas para eleger 58.208 vereadores, além de prefeitos e vice-prefeitos de 5.567 municípios do país. A grande novidade do pleito deste ano é o fim das coligações partidárias para as eleições proporcionais (vereadores), regra que foi fixada pela Emenda Constitucional nº 97/2017 No número total de vagas de vereadores estão inclusas as cadeiras da Câmara Municipal de Macapá (AP) apesar do município não ter eleições neste domingo (15) Confira as estatísticas eleitorais de 2020. Desse modo partidos políticos não poderão se coligar para concorrerem ao cargo de vereador podendo apresentar pedidos somente de forma isolada os eleitores poderão ter maior poder de decisão quanto ao projeto político que desejam apoiar com o seu voto terão total clareza quanto ao partido político que se beneficiará do seu voto é preciso que o eleitor conheça não somente a trajetória de vida e os projetos defendidos pelo candidato que trata dos atos gerais do processo eleitoral para as Eleições 2020 O QE é determinado pela divisão da quantidade de votos válidos apurados pelo número de vagas a preencher no município que resulta da divisão do número de votos válidos obtidos por partido pelo QE O saldo da conta corresponde ao número de cadeiras obtidas pelo partido Se nem todas as vagas forem ocupadas com as regras acima serão distribuídas entre todos os partidos que disputam o pleito independentemente de terem ou não atingido o QE mediante a observância do cálculo de médias A média de cada partido é determinada pela quantidade de votos válidos a ela atribuída dividida pelo respectivo QP À agremiação que apresentar a maior média cabe uma das vagas a preencher desde que tenha candidato que cumpra a exigência de votação nominal mínima Quando não houver mais partidos com candidatos que atendam à exigência de votação nominal mínima as cadeiras deverão ser distribuídas aos partidos que apresentem as maiores médias Segundo a Resolução TSE n° 23.609/2019 que trata das regras para o registro de candidatura nas eleições deste ano celebrar coligações apenas para a eleição majoritária” são eleitos aqueles que conquistam a maioria dos votos válidos (dados a candidatos) Nos municípios com mais de 200 mil eleitores se nenhum candidato a prefeito alcançar a maioria absoluta (metade mais 1 dos votos válidos) no primeiro turno O segundo turno das eleições deste ano está marcado para o dia 29 de novembro Este site é protegido por hCaptcha e sua Política de Privacidade e Termos de Serviço se aplicam O Portal do TSE coleta dados (IP, acesso a links, sistema operacional e navegador), por meio de cookies ou dos navegadores. 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