. . .Xinguara, a remote interior village in northern Brazil, sited where the Amazon rainforest yields to the savanna, some 350 miles (563 km) from the equatorial Atlantic Ocean. It’s a steamy mid-August morning in 2016. Hugo, a lanky, 19-year-old, black-haired, brown-skinned fisherman is buying some tackle at a small general store. As he studies the new spool of monofilament line and brass hooks on the checkout counter, he thinks about the day ahead. I bet that I catch over ten kilograms [22 pounds] of fish today in that shady spot. Hope no one else decides to set up there. Hope that I can forget about Lara. [an attractive, svelte, flirtatious, 20-year-old female with long raven hair and light skin] The prior night at Aldeia’s Beer Rest Pizzaria Choperia, a restaurant and bar on route BR-155 on the east side of town. Hugo and Lara are seated at a small outdoor table. They have just finished a pizza and are sipping on their beers.. . . Read More