LENÇÓIS MARANHENSES

The Place

In the north of Brazil, beetween the Amazonian states and the northeast states, lays the state of Maranhão. It separates the biggest rainforest in the world, the Amazônia, from the semi-arid areas in the countryside of the northeast states, the caatinga. And, in the shores of Maranhão, there´s a very unique formation of dunes and lagoons, known by the name of Lençóis Maranhenses.

This set of white and smooth dunes, seen from afar, seens sheets ("lençóis", in portuguese) lying over a bed.

In this case, a very big bed, which takes many square kilometers from the ocean to the borders of the Preguiças river, which is inside the Lençóis Marenhenses National Park. 

Photos can´t make justice for the beauty of the place, and by only beeing there one can realize the high the dunes can get. Better prepare your legs, it won´t be an easy ride. 

During and some time after the rainy season, lagoons are formed inside the dunes, producing a very different set of natural swimming pools.