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Aricele Silva Carvalho, 24, has suffered from a giant tumor for the past two years, is seen by Doctor Luiz Pessoa in the Divino Espiroto Santo Community on the Rio Madeirinha, a tributary of the Amazon river in Brazil Wednesday June 18, 2015. Doctors and dentists aboard the Igaraçu are on a 20 day visit to various tribal communities up and down parts of the Amazon river and its tributaries. The Igaraçu is a two-story floating clinic outfitted with medical staff, dental and ex­am rooms, and a pharmacy, and serves a small portion of the rivers vastness in 44 communities of the Wood rivers above Madeirinha, Autaz-Açu and Autaz Mirin rivers. The 80-foot transom bow takes about a month-long break in between trips to resupply and perform maintenance. Photo Ken Cedeno
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Igaraçu on the Amazon
Aricele Silva Carvalho, 24, has suffered from a giant tumor for the past two years, is seen by Doctor Luiz Pessoa in the Divino Espiroto Santo Community on the Rio Madeirinha, a tributary of the Amazon river in Brazil Wednesday June 18, 2015. Doctors and dentists aboard the Igaraçu are on a 20 day visit to various tribal communities up and down parts of the Amazon river and its tributaries. The Igaraçu is a two-story floating clinic outfitted with medical staff, dental and ex­am rooms, and a pharmacy, and serves a small portion of the rivers vastness in 44 communities of the Wood rivers above Madeirinha, Autaz-Açu and Autaz Mirin rivers. The 80-foot transom bow takes about a month-long break in between trips to resupply and perform maintenance. Photo Ken Cedeno