Qualla: Aruanã https://qualla.com/aruana en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:08 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/6/v/7/e/aruana-wk/hero-small.webp Qualla: Aruanã https://qualla.com/aruana Aruanã: Introduction https://qualla.com/aruana/ Photo credit Public domain. The name Aruanã means two things at once. It is the name of a large silver river fish prized by anglers across the Amazon basin. It is also the name of a ceremonial dance of the Karajá people, who have lived along the banks of the Araguaia River for longer than any colonial record can document. In 1850, Portuguese settlers founded a river port here, on the right bank of the Araguaia where it runs clear between sandbanks that emerge as beaches during the dry season. They called the port Leopoldina. When it later took on the name of the fish the Karajá had been dancing about for centuries, something about the place seemed to settle into place.

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]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/v/7/e/aruana-wk/6v7e-aruan-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Aruanã: The Old State Capital's Port https://qualla.com/aruana/ Photo credit Prefeitura de Aruanã, Public domain. Before Goiânia existed, before Brasília existed, the capital of Goiás state was a small colonial city called Vila Boa - now simply Goiás City, or Goiás Velho. And the port that supplied Vila Boa was here, 170 kilometers away on the Araguaia. From 1850 until 1958, Aruanã functione...

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]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/v/7/e/aruana-wk/6v7e-aruan-the-old-state-capitals-port.mp3 0:06 2 full Aruanã: The Karajá Neighbors https://qualla.com/aruana/ Photo credit MTur Destinos, Public domain. A very old Karajá village sits just beside the Araguaia near Aruanã. The Karajá - or Iny, as they call themselves - have lived along this river and its islands for centuries, structured around fishing, river travel, and ceremonial practices tied intimately to the water. Their mat...

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]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/v/7/e/aruana-wk/6v7e-aruan-the-karaj-neighbors.mp3 0:06 3 full Aruanã: The Beaches in the Middle of a Continent https://qualla.com/aruana/ Photo credit MTur Destinos, Public domain. From July through September, the Araguaia drops enough to expose long stretches of white sand along its banks and islands. These are river beaches in the middle of the Brazilian interior - not ocean, not lake, but freshwater beach that hundreds of tourists visit during the dry se...

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]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/v/7/e/aruana-wk/6v7e-aruan-the-beaches-in-the-middle-of-a-continent.mp3 0:06 4 full Aruanã: The Fish of the Araguaia https://qualla.com/aruana/ Photo credit MTur Destinos, Public domain. The diversity of the Araguaia's fish fauna reads like an angler's wish list. Among the scaly species are pacu caranha, matrinxã, pirarucu, piau, pacu, sardinha, corvina, and traíra. Among the leathery fish - catfish and their relatives - are filhote, cachara, barbado, pirarara, j...

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]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/v/7/e/aruana-wk/6v7e-aruan-the-fish-of-the-araguaia.mp3 0:06 5 full Aruanã: The Calendar of the River https://qualla.com/aruana/ Photo credit Renato Alvarenga de Castro, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aruanã runs on a seasonal rhythm tied to rainfall and river level. January brings the Holy Kings Feast. February brings Carnival. The June festivals called festas juninas fill the streets with bonfires, dancing, and corn-based foods. July arrives with a rafting competition, one o...

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