Fishing near Pedra Branca do Amapari, Amapá

Pedra Branca do Amapari sits in the midwest of Amapá state, a low-density municipality laced with rivers and igarapés. The Rio Amapari runs close to town and feeds into the Rio Araguari to the southwest, while tributaries such as the Rio Cupixi and numerous smaller streams spread across the surrounding forest. Subsistence and recreational fishing are part of everyday life here, practiced across these Amazonian waterways.