This book is a collection of memories from a trip to the state of Maranhão - Brazil. We visited the cities of São Luis, which is a Unesco World Heritage Site, Alcântara, and Lençóis Maranhenses National Park. Maranhão is the family name of Sérgio and we were curious to see the land of his namesake. It is the reason we chose this state as our destination. Maranhão is known as the "door" to the Amazon. It is the transition between the ecosystems of the cerrado savanna and the tropical forests of Amazonia. This is a part of Brazil where the old world meets the modern and where the wild becomes part of your life.



Mike Bell



Photos by Sérgio Maranhão