There’s nothing like being crammed together in a long boat journey to learn more about the local people you’re with.
Standing at the port of Manaus, a city of about 2.5 million, I almost forgot I was right in the heart of the world’s largest rainforest. Situated in the Brazilian rainforest, it is a dense concrete jungle, with congested traffic and the hectic comings and goings of boats and container ships.
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