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Coconuts in Rio Formoso


Gileno Machado

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We had some friends from England visiting our home in Sirinhaém last saturday and we decided to rent a small motorboat to show them around the river mangroves and coconuts near the mouth. This friend is a retired journalist of BBC and his wife is a children books writer and publisher in UK. They are now seriously planning to buy a summer house in my neighborhood to spend a few months each year among our coconuts...let's see...

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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mouth

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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fisherman

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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mangrove

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Left margin grove

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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another one

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Marion and Tony

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Gileno, So beautiful place & coconuts

Komkrit Yensirikul

Bangkok, Thailand /17C to 40C Avg32C /rain 4 months a year.

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"They are now seriously planning to buy a summer house in my neighborhood to spend a few months each year among our coconuts..."

Understandable!

Anything nasty in them waters, gators,crocks or caimans?

Once again great pictures.

Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

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Anything nasty in them waters?   Bull Sharks  maybe Tiger Sharks as well.

Is this right, Gileno?  

Alan

Tampa, Florida

Zone - 10a

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Great pics Gileno . . . and talk about Cocos - growing like weeds around there!   I'm getting a better feel of the coastal area in your part of Brasil.  You seem like a great host.

pogobob - I'm sure they brought along their sunscreen.

Hawaii Island (Big Island), leeward coast, 19 degrees N. latitude, south Kona mauka at approx. 380m (1,250 ft.) and about 1.6 km (1-mile) upslope from ocean.

 

No record of a hurricane passing over this island (yet!).  

Summer maximum rainfall - variable averaging 900-1150mm (35-45") - Perfect drainage on black volcanic rocky soil.  

Nice sunsets!

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Grato for the comments folks.

Zero animals with big teeth around, thanks. No native crocks in coastal Northeastern region that I know of. I guess the water temperatures are too high for them. The typical mangrove coastal areas are rich in species of fish, crabs on the shore and some shrimp and lobster near the reef line. I've seen live sea horses and several small fish, usually when we go swimming near a favourite spot at this place. The water is shallow except for a few deeper channels where we often stop to swim, where the water temperature is cooler and more refreshing than in the shallower places near the sand.

We've had several sharks attacks in Recife in the last 10 years or so, 80 Km to the north, with casualties mostly among the surfers.  The shallower pools beyond the reef are still safe. These attacks happened mostly outside of the reef line in Boa Viagem and Piedade urban beaches, so the local authorities prohibited the surfing practice along some 20 km of coast, including the place where my mom still lives and where I've spent most of my childhood and teen ager years inside the water, swimming and playing with ancient type of boards. At that time we had no attacks but the environmental conditions have changed dramatically since then and Boa Viagem now is the most populated neighborhood in Recife, almost 200,000 people living close to the beach, with many big hotels and high condo towers, so most of the old existing mangrove areas are gone, destabilizing the food chain.

Sirinhaém is another story, except for the eventual overfishing practices the nature is still preserved and in harmony. There are sharks outside of the reef, but I think they are well treated with fish and don't bother to taste a human leg even in gourmet special occasions  :P . Zero attacks in that County in the last 50 years that we've heard of. My son Gileno, 16 is an eventual surfer in Sirinhaém too, but he will move to Oklahoma city in January for an interchange high school 6 months program, so hopefully I won't have to worry about possible shark attacks during his summer vacations this year anyway...

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Gileno,

Recife was what I was thinking about, glad to hear your area is not as shark deep as Recife.  

Hope no one avoids your area because of my intermitant memory.

Alan

Tampa, Florida

Zone - 10a

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There's always a rogue shark.

Gileno, fabulous coconut shots as usual, those poms better realise the power of the sun.

You have a son named Gileno ? Is this a family tradition ?

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Nice pictures Gileno. The coconuts are beautiful.  Are those rabeta motors on the boats, I think that is what they look like.  

dk

Don Kittelson

 

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Altitude 92 Meters / 308 feet above sea level

1,500 kms / 932 miles to the mouth of the Amazon River

 

Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil - A Cidade da Floresta

Where the world´s largest Tropical Rainforest embraces the Greatest Rivers in the World. .

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(Wal @ Nov. 15 2006,21:05)

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You have a son named Gileno ? Is this a family tradition ?

Wal:

Both my father and my son are named Gileno. Here he is in the pier:

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Don:

These are small rabeta boats. There are always other types around the area too.

Here's a Google earth view of the pier area and the mangroves:

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Gileno,

it sure looks like paradise there..... How far are you from DK in Manaus?...

Bobby

Long Island, New York  Zone 7a (where most of the southern Floridians are originally from)

AVERAGE TEMPS

Summer Highs  : 85-90f/day,  68-75f / night

Winter Lows     : 38-45f/day,   25-35f / night

Extreme Low    : 10-20f/day,    0-10f / night   but VERY RARE

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(BobbyinNY @ Nov. 16 2006,09:33)

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Gileno,

it sure looks like paradise there..... How far are you from DK in Manaus?...

Hi Bobby:

How about bringing your coconut down here for a visit to their cousins? It would be great to show you things around.

The distance from Recife (Northeastern coast) to Manaus (Amazonic heart) is probably like from NYC to Denver, some 3 to 3.5 hours by plane.

Here's a map for scale:

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Dear Gileno  :)

Beautiful locations & well picturised,this place

has close resemblence to srilanka & Kerala(S.India).

and convey my regards to your son_Jr Gileno.

he looks quite macho like latino singers_like

ricky martin.

Thanks for sharing those lovely stills.

Love,

Kris.

love conquers all..

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Great shots Gileno!! The water there looks very calm and still.

Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

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Gileno, you always have post card quality shots. Thanks for sharing!

Scott

San Fernando Valley, California

Sunset Climate Zone 18

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Gileno,

Wonderful photos!! And when you mention your son going to Oklahoma City for 6 months...wow, that's going to be quite a transition!! I have been there many times, spending 4-5 days on each visit doing research at the FAA office. Having always lived close to water, it's a very strange feeling to be in a place that is so far away from water. Plus the vegetation, or I should lack of vegetation! Coming from your green and lush home, Oklahoma City will seem very barren... Hopefully your son will be able to look beyond that and make some friends and have a good time there!!

Bo-Göran

Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

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Gileno,

Thanks for sharing a piece of your tropics. The photos are great.

Jake

Cincinnati, Ohio USA & Mindo, Ecuador

 

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Gileno,

These photos are incredible.  I'm sorry I had not seen this post until now.

Ray

Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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