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Voting in Brazil's presidential election — Livaldo Sarmento greets villagers from a neighboring community along the Arapiuns River. Many of the ribeirinhos along the river know each other from trips on the boats.

Social Justice

Photos: An 18-Hour Odyssey to Vote in Brazil

Brazilians are registered in their local municipalities, so they must return to those locations on election day—even if it takes them nearly a full day to do so.

Shannon Sims

The Michael, a passenger boat, was brimming with people on their way to vote in the first round of the Brazilian presidential election in early October. Each person set up a hammock on the boat, which became a kind of home base for the long hours of travel.

Social Justice

These Brazilians Traveled 18 Hours on a Riverboat to Vote. I Went With Them.

Far from the urban hubs of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, thousands of poor Brazilians must travel hours by boat just to vote.

Shannon Sims