The Tuyuka tribe's chief. Photo: Marcio Benchimol
A young member of the Tuyuka tribe. Photo: Marcio Benchimol
The Amazon rainforest fringing the Rio Negro. Photo: Emma Pearson
The Negro Queen. Photo: Visit Brasil
A wild pink dolphin in the Rio Negro. Photo: Marcio Benchimol
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Local guide Dudu poses onboard The Negro Queen. Photo: Emma Pearson
The river at sunset. Photo: Marcio Benchimol
Junior members of the Tuyuka tribe pose solemnly for pictures. Photo: Felipe Gonzalez
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One of the many floating dolphin stations on the Rio Negro. Photo: Visit Brasil
Rio Negro Queen is a 50-metre-long luxury riverboat with a shallow draft steel hull that can cruise in less than five feet of water. Photo: Emma Pearson
The Tuyuka tribe's chief. Photo: Marcio Benchimol
A young member of the Tuyuka tribe. Photo: Marcio Benchimol
The Amazon rainforest fringing the Rio Negro. Photo: Emma Pearson
The Negro Queen. Photo: Visit Brasil
A wild pink dolphin in the Rio Negro. Photo: Marcio Benchimol
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/D5HJIWG2ABH23HXRPAEQ75IN6Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=b48f1a3dfeb682c129de7ffd8761634b701f8975f35864594a1d31aa9ff1f203&width=400&height=225)
Local guide Dudu poses onboard The Negro Queen. Photo: Emma Pearson
The river at sunset. Photo: Marcio Benchimol
Junior members of the Tuyuka tribe pose solemnly for pictures. Photo: Felipe Gonzalez
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IGPWXS6BYBH5DIRFPAPJHMGBPE.jpg?smart=true&auth=6659167b27ce7caa162dc38772e30e2ea46b9d67fa0a9de9b546c35bbe969413&width=400&height=225)
One of the many floating dolphin stations on the Rio Negro. Photo: Visit Brasil
Rio Negro Queen is a 50-metre-long luxury riverboat with a shallow draft steel hull that can cruise in less than five feet of water. Photo: Emma Pearson
The Tuyuka tribe's chief. Photo: Marcio Benchimol
Pink dolphins, indigenous tribes and rainforest choirs — welcome to the Amazon jungle
Breathe in 'the world's lungs' onboard a three-day riverboat cruise, where superlatives are never in short supply
Emma Pearson
14 July, 2022
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