Releasing a Lagoon

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Check out this fascinating drone video of a Brazilian lagoon being emptied into the sea via canal, compliments of contributor and pilot Luiz Gerbase. Ibiraquera Lagoon is located a short distance in from the Atlantic coastline of Santa Catarina, one of the states which makes up the region of Southern Brazil. When the lagoon becomes too full, in order to prevent flooding a canal is dug which allows it to drain into the ocean. It's a fascinating phenomenon and the perfect way to view it is aerially.

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Every year, when the Ibiraquera lagoon fills too much it's is necessary to open it way to the sea. A narrow channel is digged and then the water does the rest. It is a spectacle to the local community and tourists. The forced connection is controversial, it affects the fishermen, they need the connection to refill the lagoon with salt water, but the there are other points of view of the situation and the discussion when to open it is big.