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Unusual:the incredible images of a flooded tropical forest in Brazil

Nature will never cease to surprise us and will always provide the most beautiful sights that we will ever see in our short life. Brazil has recently been the scene of what looks like a dazzling underwater city like the legendary Atlantis… After being hit by heavy rains a few weeks ago, the country saw from two of its rivers, the Rio da Patra and the Olho D'Agua, reach record levels and overwhelm the surrounding nature reserve. Result:the tropical forest has been transformed into an underwater paradise where the translucent water clearly reveals the vegetation, the walking paths and the wooden pontoons. Magic!

“It feels like another world”

Waldemilson Vera, a guide who works in the reserve, captured in a video this surreal scene which lasted only one day (the water quickly returned to its normal level). The phenomenon, very rare according to the specialist, amazed Internet users who were nearly 2 million to rave about the images posted on Youtube. “Everything looks beautiful and suspended in time underwater, even more so with the light making its way through. It feels like another world », «It took me a few seconds before I realized that the scene was taking place underwater », « Looks like a giant aquarium specially designed for humans », « Finally something that deserves to make the buzz. I wish I had seen more! “, can we read in the comments. We let you judge for yourself... We now know what it's like to be a mermaid!