Deforestation for family farming Babaçu tree burning Clearance of land with of natural resources for agriculture Quilombo Brazil

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Deforestation for family farming at Itamatatiua Quilombo in Alcântara, Maranhão, Northeast Brazil. Babaçu tree burning. Clearance of land with of natural resources for agriculture. A quilombo is a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by people of African origin. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos were escaped former slaves and, in some cases, a minority of marginalised non-slave Brazilians that faced oppression during colonization.

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Size: 4367px × 2911px
Location: Itamatatiua Quilombo in Alcântara, Maranhão, Northeast Brazil
Photo credit: © Ricardo Funari / BrazilPhotos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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