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In the period of Brazilian colonization, we had many countries that exported raw materials from here, great examples of these imports are the coffee that was produced in São Paulo and the sugar cane produced in Rio de Janeiro. Currently Brazil is one of the largest coffee producers in the world and exports this raw material to all the countries of the world that do not produce it.
With the creation of the machines, the coffee production process increased, and with that it had to expand the cultivation areas even more, many of these areas were inhabited by indigenous people where they lost their lands and ended up practicing their previous activities turning almost citizens of modern society.
These machines were increasingly polluting the society where they lived, causing a great devastation of plants for the construction of cultivated areas.
Many countries benefit from this export because they are the ones that receive the most products from abroad, where each day is decreasing their capacity for forestry development. Where the forests could grow and come back to be what they once were.
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Hi Kathleen,
Thank you for sharing your interesting research about coffee exports in Brazil. I am curious, are there any NGOs in Brazil that work with indigenous people who lost their land and to try and help them get their land back? I also wonder if the coffee growing is expanding or is it relatively constant?
This seems like a great focus for your case study work.
Allison
Allison Bruce
Oct 30, 2017