Documentary Photography & Storytelling
Natal is the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, located in Brazil's northeastern Atlantic coast. There are beautiful beaches and dive spots like Maracajaú (pictured below) and Galinhos not far from the city./Natal es la capital del estado de Rio Grande do Norte, ubicado en la costa Atlántica en el nordeste de Brasil. Hay… Continue reading Natal, Maracajaú & Bonfim, Rio Grande do Norte
Galinhos is a small municipality located about 160 km north of Natal, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, in Brazil's northeast.
Located in Brazil's north-eastern coast, the state of Ceará has a diverse landscape, crossed by mountains and valleys. I sadly didn't explore the interior, but visited some of its beautiful beach towns which are surrounded by large rock outcrops and sand dunes. Canoa Quebrada, a town located about 170 km south of the capital city,… Continue reading Ceará
After the Dutch invasion of the region, São Luís, the capital city of the state of Maranhão in Brazil's north-east, was formally founded by the French in 1612 and soon after conquered by the Portuguese.
Antes de llegar a Fortaleza me estaba sintiendo un poco atrapada en Barreirinhas; no me sentía en casa y me la pasaba soñando con la playa y los Lençóis Maranhenses, un parque nacional en el estado brasileño de Maranhão. El parque cuenta con 155,000 hectáreas de desierto de arenas blancas, y durante la temporada de… Continue reading Mi Vida Nómada: Encontrando mi Libertad en la Naturaleza
The Lençóis Maranhenses are a national park in Brazil’s state of Maranhão which is made up of 155,000 hectares of white sand desert.
Belem is located at the mouth of the Tapajos (Amazon) River on Brazil's northern Atlantic coast.
Photographs of my second boat trip in Brazil, from Manaus, in the Amazon, to Belém, on the mouth of the Tapajós River near the Atlantic coast. Read the story of this journey here./Fotografías de mi segundo viaje en barco en Brasil, de Manaus, en el estado de Amazonas, a Belém, en la desembocadura del río… Continue reading Stories That Cross Boundaries: From the Amazon to the Atlantic
Día 1 Mi salida de Manaus en la mañana del 23 de diciembre de 2015 no fue lo que me había imaginado. Sentada en la cubierta del Amazon Star, el barco que me llevará a Belém, casi a la media noche, no dejo de pensar en el robo de mi última noche allá. A pocos… Continue reading Vida Nómada: Del Amazonas al Atlántico
Presidente Figueiredo is a small city of just over 30,000 people, located around 100 km north of Manaus, the state capital of Amazonas in Brasil.
Laura Restrepo Ortega 