The dark waters of the Rio Negro meet the yellowish white clay waters of the Solimões river a few miles from Manaus. The Solimões has a light color since its waters are laden with silt and soluble soil nutrients. The Rio Negro arises in areas of older geological features and has water which is reddish-black in color and quite acidic. Near Manaus the two rivers flow alongside each other for more than 25 km without mixing. Both the Tapajos and Xingu rivers have blue-green water, originating in the ancient Brazilian Highlands, and undergo a similar process when flowing into the Amazon river.As águas escuras do Rio Negro encontram as águas amarelas de argila do Solimões a poucas milhas de Manaus. O Solimões é de águas claras desde que suas água...
View of the Port area with the Rio Negro river in the background and to the left is the old customs ...
Teaching ResourceTeaching ResourceView of the Port area with the Rio Negro river in the background a...
View of Alter do Chão with its sandy white beaches along the blue-green waters of the Tapajós river....
Two ocean cargo ships anchored on the Rio Negro river. In the background 100m high rises and the sky...
Teaching ResourceTeaching ResourceTwo ocean cargo ships anchored on the Rio Negro river. In the back...
A winding river flows through thick Amazon forest seen from an airplane. Much of the Amazon region h...
The Amazon river and in the background tropical forest vegetation. On the way to the Atlantic, the r...
The Madeira river near Porto Velho (RO). There are numerous large rivers in the Amazon region and mo...
View of the Amazon river several kilometers below Parintins (AM). This region is predominately occup...
The Araguaia river forms the border between Goiás and Tocantins with Mato Grosso. It possesses numer...
View of downtown Manaus with the Rio Negro river in the background. Manaus has a population of over ...
Teaching ResourceTeaching ResourceA winding river flows through thick Amazon forest seen from an air...
Teaching ResourceTeaching ResourceDespite the existence of various large rivers such as Jequitinhonh...
Cametá (PA), like many other villages spread out through the Amazon region, has developed along a ma...
Teaching ResourceTeaching ResourceView of the Amazon river several kilometers below Parintins (AM). ...
View of the Port area with the Rio Negro river in the background and to the left is the old customs ...
Teaching ResourceTeaching ResourceView of the Port area with the Rio Negro river in the background a...
View of Alter do Chão with its sandy white beaches along the blue-green waters of the Tapajós river....
Two ocean cargo ships anchored on the Rio Negro river. In the background 100m high rises and the sky...
Teaching ResourceTeaching ResourceTwo ocean cargo ships anchored on the Rio Negro river. In the back...
A winding river flows through thick Amazon forest seen from an airplane. Much of the Amazon region h...
The Amazon river and in the background tropical forest vegetation. On the way to the Atlantic, the r...
The Madeira river near Porto Velho (RO). There are numerous large rivers in the Amazon region and mo...
View of the Amazon river several kilometers below Parintins (AM). This region is predominately occup...
The Araguaia river forms the border between Goiás and Tocantins with Mato Grosso. It possesses numer...
View of downtown Manaus with the Rio Negro river in the background. Manaus has a population of over ...
Teaching ResourceTeaching ResourceA winding river flows through thick Amazon forest seen from an air...
Teaching ResourceTeaching ResourceDespite the existence of various large rivers such as Jequitinhonh...
Cametá (PA), like many other villages spread out through the Amazon region, has developed along a ma...
Teaching ResourceTeaching ResourceView of the Amazon river several kilometers below Parintins (AM). ...
View of the Port area with the Rio Negro river in the background and to the left is the old customs ...
Teaching ResourceTeaching ResourceView of the Port area with the Rio Negro river in the background a...
View of Alter do Chão with its sandy white beaches along the blue-green waters of the Tapajós river....