Paddling near Porto Velho, Rondônia
Porto Velho sits on the banks of the Rio Madeira in Rondônia, deep in the Brazilian Amazon. The Madeira — one of the Amazon's largest tributaries — is the defining water here, wide, powerful, and lined with Amazonian forest. Kayaking and canoeing activity centers on this river, with the area around the Santo Antônio Dam and the Rondón-Roosevelt Bridge serving as recognizable landmarks for paddlers on the water.
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