J. Alcântara He had worked as a bus driver, hairdresser, mechanic, until one day he got a job in a furniture workshop.
Joe e James Alcântara Two of J. Alcântara sons – Joe and James Alcântara grew up watching their father work and took a liking to it. Joe says J. Alcântara taught them but was very demanding.
Marcelino dos Santos Borges
Born in Breves (PA), Marcelino dos Santos Borges has been living in Manaus for 20 years, and boats and rivers are his world.
Magrão Magrão (Alfredo Brondino), was born in São Paulo, but fell in love with the Amazon in a way he could not have imagined.
