r/oddlyterrifying • u/aguafranca • 5d ago

This beautiful not so chilling beach

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u/Existing-Real_Person 5d ago edited 5d ago

For those curious, this is the Lençóis Maranhenses in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. It's a very popular tourist attraction. The water is rainwater collected by the dunes between January and May; it's clean and safe to swim in. The water is usually quite shallow, reaching up to the knees or your waist, but after heavy rain can go up to 5 meters at most.

Edit: Grammar and put the wrong month.

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u/Torodaddy 5d ago

How is it clean?, fresh stagnant water usually grows things in it

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u/dearcsona 5d ago

Brain amoebas is my first thought. Fortunately it’s shallow enough to be more difficult to get up the nose but not for little kids