People in Brazil: Descent of Man in Atins (MA)

ATINS (MA)

Atins is a small coastal village at the border of the immense dune landscape of Lençóis Maranhenses.  From Barreirinhas – gateway to the dune landscape – we made a 4-hour boat trip to Atins.  From the village, it was a 30-min walk to the beach. While the pure white sands were feeling pleasantly cool under our feet, the brownish sand in Atins was really hot, we almost burnt our feet.
The beach at Atins is very different of what I was used to see at other Brazilian locations. This beach looks somewhat wild, with shrubs and bushes and grass growing in the sand, as if it is an arid landscape. Like we were in a desert instead on a beach.
The combination of a tired-looking bus driver walking toward us, and the apparent desert landscape results in the composition above: Like a vivid example of the evolution theory of Darwin: our ancestors trying to walk on two feet, the descent of man had occurred here, in Atins.

Camera: Canon PowerShot A540

f/8,  1/1250 sec.  focal length 23 mm, max. aperture 4.90625

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