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Fishing near Codó, Maranhão


Codó sits in the interior of Maranhão, where the Rio Itapecuru runs close to the city and a network of smaller rivers and igarapés fans out across the surrounding lowlands. Freshwater fishing is the local tradition here, with the Rio Itapecuru and nearby waterways like the Rio Codozinho and Rio Pirapemas drawing anglers after native species typical of northeastern Brazil's river systems.

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Piau verdadeiro

Piau verdadeiro

Leporinus piau


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