The Island

One of the Lençois do Maranhão lagoons during the Winter season. The sand filters the water from the rain and creates clear water lagoons. Lençois do Maranhão, a 155 thousand hectares National Park in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. In the middle of this sea of sand on a oasis called 'Queimada dos Britos' lives a small community. The legend says that the founder Manuel Brito, after running away from home due to a drought that was scorching his homeland, he ended up settling down in the only non-sandy portion of the Lençois.

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One of the Lençois do Maranhão lagoons during the Winter season. The sand filters the water from the rain and creates clear water lagoons. Lençois do Maranhão, a 155 thousand hectares National Park in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. In the middle of this sea of sand on a oasis called 'Queimada dos Britos' lives a small community. The legend says that the founder Manuel Brito, after running away from home due to a drought that was scorching his homeland, he ended up settling down in the only non-sandy portion of the Lençois.