Author Archives: Noelia Monteiro 

The floating annexe: river rooms in the Brazilian Amazon

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Due to changing water levels and seasonal flooding on Marajó Island, many settlements are built on stilts. In this liquid landscape, small buildings connected to main houses provide a place to secure boats, host a meal or take a napCredit: Noelia Monteiro In the river communities of Marajó Island, in the Brazilian Amazon,…