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    A Day In The Boat Life On The Amazon River

    People networking, just hanging out, praying, escaping city bustle, commuting to work — just another day on the White Swan riverboat.
    by Catherine Osborn Jun 10, 2018 2 minutes
    A couple watches boats pass the docks in Manaus, a city on the Amazon River. Pop-up restaurants like this line the docks to dish homemade Brazilian fare to ship travelers and crews.

    Thousands of working Brazilians sail on Amazon riverboats each day to carry out their business and personal lives, in a region where the main superhighway is one of water.

    Many sleep in hammocks instead of bunks, where they peacefully hang like bats at night and naptime.

    These hammocks fill the middle and lower decks of

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