A team of researchers took two boats, the Comandante Quadros II and the Barco do Primo, sailing all night and the following day to reach the community of Moura in the city of Barcelos. The ornithologists Carla Haisler Saitelli and Ângela Midori Pacheco prepared research materials, while Márcio Oliveira planned to collect bees and Janaína Gazarini aimed to gather genetic samples from bats.

1. © WWF-Brasil / Zig Koch Manoel Norato Nobre took boat Comandante Quadros II to Moura

2. © WWF-Brasil / Zig Koch Moacir Vieira took boat Barco do Primo, sipping his fresh brewed coffee

3. © WWF-Brasil / Zig Koch The Expedition boats sailed all night long and the following day to get to Moura

4. © WWF-Brasil / Zig Koch Ornitologists Carla Haisler Saitelli and Ângela Midori Pacheco, from Inpa, prepare research material

5. © WWF-Brasil / Zig Koch Márcio Oliveira is going to collect bees, while Janaína Gazarini is going to collect genetic material from bats

6. © WWF-Brasil / Zig Koch After 23 hours of sailing, the team gets to the community of Moura, part of the city of Barcelos