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Jangadas from Brazil

Downstairs the Fortaleza buildings, northeast Brazil, the sea is adorned with a few picturesque jangadas. Inseparable from the coastline of the state of Ceará, the jangadas, fishermen, (traditional boats with a triangular sail) seem straight out of another era. They existed long before the Portuguese colonization, in the early sixteenth century, but their reign is still significant. With their exceptional seaworthiness, the jangadas crossed the ages. Their hull, formerly made of logs bound, is now made up of plates, but this is the only sign of modernization. The rigging and manipulation did not changed over the centuries. On the hull, so flat that the waves overwhelm it, two benches have been installed: one serves to support the mast slipped into the triangular sail, the other serves as the helmsman seat installed in the rear. Between the two benches a slot allows to slide the fin.

Occasionally, the jangada can also be used as a tent camp on the beach (to protected from wind and sun), or as a game, at any age, in his astonishing miniaturized version, faithful to the original. Despite their basic appearance, the jangadas are nimble and swift. The settings of the hollow sail and the tension on the tack are as finely studied as those of modern sailboats. When the crew wet the sail it is to close the fibres and make it flatter and therefore more efficient in the trade winds muscled of Ceara.

Today about 30 000 families are living thanks to Jangadas. The jangadeiros, both seamen, fishermen and carpenters, leave at dawn to sea and come back in late afternoon. But some disappear behind the horizon and move away safely in a hundred miles of the coast for several days, sometimes braving storms aboard their precarious rafts. Far from being driven by unconsciousness, Mestres (skippers jangadas) rely on an offshore knowledge, a marine flair and a unique nautical knowledge that are transmitted over the centuries and the history of jangadas.

Texte : Anne Jankeliowitch

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Setting with the water of a Jangada. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA09945 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Setting with the water of a Jangada. Philip Plisson AA09945

Setting with the water of a Jangada.

AA09945

05/30/2005
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Return of fishing for these Brazilian fishermen. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA09954 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Return of fishing for these Brazilian fishermen. Philip Plisson AA09954

Return of fishing for these Brazilian fishermen.

AA09954

05/30/2005
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Jangadas in front of the town of Fortaleza. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA09967 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Jangadas in front of the town of Fortaleza. Philip Plisson AA09967

Jangadas in front of the town of Fortaleza.

AA09967

05/30/2005
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Jangadas in fishing. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA09984 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Jangadas in fishing. Philip Plisson AA09984

Jangadas in fishing.

AA09984

05/30/2005
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Brazilian fishermen on board their Jangada. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10009 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Brazilian fishermen on board their Jangada. Philip Plisson AA10009

Brazilian fishermen on board their Jangada.

AA10009

05/30/2005
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Exit of the water of a Jangada. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10188 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Exit of the water of a Jangada. Philip Plisson AA10188

Exit of the water of a Jangada.

AA10188

05/30/2005
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Registration of a Jangada. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10189 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Registration of a Jangada. Philip Plisson AA10189

Registration of a Jangada.

AA10189

05/30/2005
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Sky of grain on Caponga. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10201 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Sky of grain on Caponga. Philip Plisson AA10201

Sky of grain on Caponga.

AA10201

05/30/2005
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Brazilian young person playing with a model of a Jangada. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10204 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Brazilian young person playing with a model of a Jangada. Philip Plisson AA10204

Brazilian young person playing with a model of a Jangada.

AA10204

05/30/2005
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Jangada at sea. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10206 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Jangada at sea. Philip Plisson AA10206

Jangada at sea.

AA10206

05/30/2005
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Departure for fishing. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10216 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Departure for fishing. Philip Plisson AA10216

Departure for fishing.

AA10216

05/30/2005
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Return from fishing. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10218 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Return from fishing. Philip Plisson AA10218

Return from fishing.

AA10218

05/30/2005
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The town of Fortaleza in Brazil. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10228 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
The town of Fortaleza in Brazil. Philip Plisson AA10228

The town of Fortaleza in Brazil.

AA10228

05/30/2005
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Brazilian woman on a beach of Ceara. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10233 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Brazilian woman on a beach of Ceara. Philip Plisson AA10233

Brazilian woman on a beach of Ceara.

AA10233

05/30/2005
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Brazilian fisheries. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10238 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Brazilian fisheries. Philip Plisson AA10238

Brazilian fisheries.

AA10238

05/30/2005
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House of Camocin. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10257 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
House of Camocin. Philip Plisson AA10257

House of Camocin.

AA10257

05/30/2005
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Jangadas on a Brazilian beach. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10283 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Jangadas on a Brazilian beach. Philip Plisson AA10283

Jangadas on a Brazilian beach.

AA10283

01/01/1900
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Jangadas at sea. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10284 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Jangadas at sea. Philip Plisson AA10284

Jangadas at sea.

AA10284

01/01/1900
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Ceara, Brazil. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA17934 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Ceara, Brazil. Philip Plisson AA17934

Ceara, Brazil.

AA17934

01/01/1900
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Heaven Caponga Brazil. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA23972 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Heaven Caponga Brazil. Philip Plisson AA23972

Heaven Caponga Brazil.

AA23972

01/01/1900
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Brazilian fisherman on the beach. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10012 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Brazilian fisherman on the beach. Philip Plisson AA10012

Brazilian fisherman on the beach.

AA10012

05/30/2005
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Fisherman painting his Jangada. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10034 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Fisherman painting his Jangada. Philip Plisson AA10034

Fisherman painting his Jangada.

AA10034

05/30/2005
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Setting with the water of a Jangada. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10017 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Setting with the water of a Jangada. Philip Plisson AA10017

Setting with the water of a Jangada.

AA10017

05/30/2005
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Brazilian shop in the town of Camocin. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10086 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Brazilian shop in the town of Camocin. Philip Plisson AA10086

Brazilian shop in the town of Camocin.

AA10086

05/30/2005
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Setting with the water of Jangada. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10022 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Setting with the water of Jangada. Philip Plisson AA10022

Setting with the water of Jangada.

AA10022

05/30/2005
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Brazilian fisherman repairing his fishing net. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10129 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Brazilian fisherman repairing his fishing net. Philip Plisson AA10129

Brazilian fisherman repairing his fishing net.

AA10129

05/30/2005
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A Jangada ready to get out the sea © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10031 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
A Jangada ready to get out the sea Philip Plisson AA10031

A Jangada ready to get out the sea

AA10031

05/30/2005
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In the streets of Camocin. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10136 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
In the streets of Camocin. Philip Plisson AA10136

In the streets of Camocin.

AA10136

05/30/2005
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Jangada on a Brazilian beach. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10033 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Jangada on a Brazilian beach. Philip Plisson AA10033

Jangada on a Brazilian beach.

AA10033

05/30/2005
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Departure for fishing in Caponga. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA10156 - Photo Galleries - Jangadas from Brazil
Departure for fishing in Caponga. Philip Plisson AA10156

Departure for fishing in Caponga.

AA10156

05/30/2005
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