The curvature of the Earth is visible on the Horizon. Majestic clouds reach like fingers into heaven. Further into the heart of the south-american continent the cloud cover briefly intensified.
Brazil harbors the largest region of untouched jungle on Earth.
The Rain Forest is the Planets weather machine, affecting the climate of the whole planet. First view of a human settle- ment. These lines are logging roads eating into the virgin rain forest. When the cover of vegetation is removed the typical red top soil seen on the right is revealed. The treelessness is spreading.