The Pororoca Phenomenon
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Uploaded by PutuPapao on Jan 20, 2009
The pororoca is a tidal bore up to 4 meters high that travels upstream the Amazon River. Its name comes from the indigenous Tupi language, where it translates into "great destructive noise". It occurs at the mouth of the river where river water meets the Atlantic Ocean. The phenomenon is best seen in February and March, where waves up to 4 meters rolling for up to 35 minutes have been observed.
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How crazy deep is the narrator's voice...
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Minhanossasenhora! Que voz!!!!!! Ui!
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@HuascarMC Must be a dolphin or a crocodile
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narrator's is barry white!!!!!!!!!!
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awesome voice
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@HuascarMC That's an Amazon Dolphin or Pink Dolphin =)
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he sounds like anton chirguh in no country for old men.
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its a "soliton" wave. i guess that time also have this phenomena bad joke
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@HuascarMC probably river dolphins (boto)
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@PutuPapao it's the boto, or amazon river dolphin, surfing
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The narrator sounds an awful lot like Ken Nordine. He's a spoke word artist who has also done a lot of voiceover work for obvious reasons.
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What's that at 3:40?
HuascarMC 8 months ago
@HuascarMC ... I don't know which animal it is ... :-)
PutuPapao 8 months ago