A man rides a swan-shaped paddleboat around a flooded area of Rio de Janeiro. Such boats are usually used for recreation, and the image of a swan evokes peace and tranquility. You would normally expect to see them in at parks. But here the boat is being used for a practical purpose in a scene of catastrophe. This could make the photograph take on a darkly humorous quality: since the swan-shaped boat suggests leisure, it could look like the flooded city is being used as a waterpark. In reality, it was probably just a handy and available means of transportation.
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