S.O.S. SURVIVAL
 
THE 8 METER LONG JANGADA WITH 
FOUR FISHERMEN SAILED OVER 
2000 NAUTICAL MILES FROM PRAINHA
DO CANTO VERDE TO RIO DE JANEIRO.
TWO YOUNG LADIES PROVIDED 
LOGISTICAL SUPPORT ABOARD A 
TWO DOOR VOLKSWAGEN
BIG EMOTIONS AT THIS LITTLE VILLAGE 0F 900 SOULS ON APRIL 04,1993 WITH THOUSANDS OF WELL WISHERS, AMONG THEM BRAZIL'S WORLD NAVIGATOR AMYR KLINK 
76 DAYS LATER - HEROES WELCOME AT THE "PRAÇA XV" SQUARE  WITH BAHIA'S SAMBA COMPOSER DORYVAL CAYIMMI. 52 YEARS EARLIER ANOTHER JANGADEIRO "JACARÉ" INSPIRED ORSON WELLES FOR HIS TRAGIC FILM "IT'S ALL TRUE" RELEASED ONLY IN 1994

LEFT TO RIGHT: MICHELLE SCHÄRER,
EDILSON FERNANDEZ, MAMEDE DANTES
DE LIMA, FRANCISCO DA SILVA, FRANCISCO
BILIO E MARLENE FERNANDES.
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