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Can anybody identify the make and model of this rig?

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Howdy jetboat enthusiasts!
New here so if I get some miss some etiquette, please forgive me.

I was recently on a river tour for my honeymoon in Iguazu, Argentina. The "Gran Aventura" tour of the falls was amazing and beautiful, but I'm a nerd so my attention fell to the boat. The sound the driveline made was unlike anything I've heard... so now I have to know.
To me, it appears to be a 35'-40' (10M-12M) fiberglass RHIB with an inboard turbo diesel jet-drive and an elevated rear console.
See photo below.

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I haven't been able to find any information about the boats the tour company use. People in comments refer to them as "Zodiac boats", but I think that's "tissue"/"Kleenex" situation. The closest thing to it that I've managed to uncover in my research is the Madera M-RIB MR-1050 TOURIST.

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Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

Engineerscake
 
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I could only find more pictures and no manufacturers info. My eyes are too old to read the HIN on the transom.

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I would assume that it's a custom manufactured vessel from a small company near there. The square engine housing/deck reminds me of a barge tug but those are usually one giant prop with a guard/pod that spins 360 and built for low end torque.
 
Those are brazilian made boats, small local companies as Murf'n'surf coments
 
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