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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

BRAZIL | Monday, 14 January 2013 | Views [168] | View Larger Image

A goat that lived in the area has just been killed by another animal. Her babies are now fed by one of Binho's daughter, who brings milk every morning.

In spite of being so difficult to live in, Raso da Catarina has been inhabited bu Pankararé indians for many centuries. Today, a few families that descend from the Pankararés still live in that area. Here is Binho, patriarch of one of these families.

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Children almost never leave the Raso: the closest city is about 60km away and is hart to reach without a four-wheeled drive, which people there obviously don't have. Life is simple and safe, nature around is beautiful and a large piece of land - 6,4 thousand square kilometers - is destined to the Pankararés by Brazilian law. In spite of that, kids usually just want to grow old, find a job and move out of the desertic place. This is still the dream of many adultos, too.

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