One of the natural wonders of Brazil. Admittedly, Brazil is not a country lacking in things both natural and wonderful, but the Meeting Of The Waters is one of the most unmissable.
This is the point where two tributaries of the River Amazon, each of distinctly different hue, converge – only to stage a stand-off of sorts. One, the Rio Solimoes, is a light sandy colour. Its rival the Rio Negro may not be as black as its name suggests (it looks like tea without milk), but is the darker of the pair, owing to the leaves and dead foliage it picks up on its route down from the Andes.
The effect is akin to an oil slick on the ocean (minus the element of environmental disaster), the two rivers visibly refusing to mix, the Rio Negro holding its ground as a dusky tide.
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