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Interview —

ReXistence —

“White people, your world makes me very sad”

In this interview, Ehuana Yaira talks about the indivisible relationship between the Forest and the female body. The Yanomami artist and writer was the first member of her people to give a public talk in Europe, as part of the series “Rainforest is Female,” held at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona

Planet in Collapse —

The river in my village turned green – I was horrified to discover why

In the Xipaya Indigenous Territory, the Iriri River is suffering the effects of climate change, as its waters change color and its fish die. We Indigenous people are living in a time of uncertainty

Thought Seeding —

Die a little each day

While the forests of the outside world face a growing risk of desertification, our symbolic forests, the habitat of the mental creatures who populate the individual and collective unconscious, are turning to deserts before our eyes

Journalism from the center of the world

Spotlight —

‘Art history must be rewritten to include the Indigenous presence’

Letícia Leite ,

Cerrado, Brasília ,

Ana Magalhães ,

Pinheiros River, São Paulo ,

18 September 2023

The Amazon artist Denilson Baniwa is one of the highlights at the Amazon Biennial in Belém. Curated by a diverse team of women, this “trans and multi” event is a must-see for anyone who wants to understand Brazil

Nature in Power —

Edel Moraes: the defender of the forest peoples in Brasília

Letícia Leite ,

Malu Delgado ,

Cerrado, Brasília ,

11 September 2023

Afro-Indigenous, a cabocla, and a ribeirinha, the woman at the helm of one of the most important departments in the environment ministry recalls that under Bolsonaro the words 'traditional' and 'communities' couldn't even be used together. Now, reconstruction demands time. 'We're reforesting'

Flaunt(ismo) —

‘I’m here and I’m wearing ManioQueen!’ Amazonian fashion lands in Davos

Letícia Leite ,

Christian Braga (photos) ,

16 January 2023

SUMAÚMA podcaster and creator of Pavulagem, the riverside dweller Maickson Serrão is taking part in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland wearing the hottest styles of Amazon forest

ReXistence —

Choquei, Parente!
Brazil has an
indigenous minister

Letícia Leite

10 January 2023

A look behind the scenes at the events and alliances that allowed Sonia Guajajara to take power and make history

Voices of the Forest —

Célia Xakriabá: “Congress will no longer be gray. It will be the same color as us, the color of genipap and annatto”

Letícia Leite

10 January 2023

In an exclusive interview with SUMAÚMA, the newly elected congresswoman Célia Xakriabá tells how poetics will be an Indigenous weapon in parliament—and how the small but potent Indigenous caucus will take on the powerful ruralist lobby

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