Life in the Great Barrier Reef

In 2003, I went scuba diving for the first time in Arraial do Cabo (RJ, Brazil). Marcos, my diving partner, was absolutely in love with the sport and used to say there's nothing richer and more revealing than life under the water. He was absolutely right! Look at what his statement means in the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef system in the world, which:
- stretches for 2,600 km;
- covers an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres;
- began growing 20,000 years ago;
- hosts 700 species of corals, 30 of whales, 6 of sea turtles, 125 of sharks, 200 of birds, 5000 of molluscs and 1500 of fish;
- is breathtaking!