X17_3671

Dona Maria
Dona Maria is the matriarch who keeps the family united. Originally from the Juruá River, they migrated towards Manaus with only their will to work and a few essential personal belongings. However, they always carried with them an invisible and intangible baggage, built with the experience of the forest and the daily need to survive. To this day, this ancestral baggage accompanies the family’s activities: planting a manioc field, making flour, hunting and fishing… Her husband, Antonio, was a rubber tapper, so they have always been accustomed to getting their livelihood from the forest. “Dona Maria, may I take a photograph of you?” “Wait, let me fix myself up.” Then Dona Maria let down her hair, showing a certain pride and, as if reading my thoughts, sat on the hammock, right in front of her battery of pots, carefully arranged and shiny.

X17_3671 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: COOLPIX P7800 with lens set at 6 mm – Exposition: ISO: 100 – Aperture: 2 – Shutter: 1/10 – Program: Shutter Priority – Exp. Comp.: +1.0,
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 4032px x 3024px
Location: CanoasThe canoe is a small boat, narrow and light, and daringly close to the waterline. With both sharp ends, it is operated by a wooden oar, but in the absence of an oar, the riverine can uses any piece of wood or even a branch. It is considered the most used means of transport by riverside and indigenous people in the rivers of the Amazon. More (Presidente Figueiredo – Amazonas Brazil)
Date: June 24, 2015 – Time: 2:27:35 PM
Collection: CaboclosThere is the caboclo of terra firme (highlands), more dedicated to hunting and agriculture, he knows and moves with agility in the dense forest of the highlands. There is the riverine that inhabits the riverbanks, more dedicated to fishing and short-term crops following the flow of the waters. Brown skin, the result of centuries of miscegenation between native Indians and many other peoples – mainly Brazilians from the Northeast, Portuguese, Bolivians, Peruvians, Colombians, Syrians, Lebanese and Jews – pioneers from the time before the rubber boom, or who took part in the boom. Over time, caboclos absorbed the ancient wisdom derived from many indigenous ethnicities. More – Persons shown: Dona Maria
Keywords:
mulheres, woman, women, GENTE, PEOPLE, cabocloThere is the caboclo of terra firme (highlands), more dedicated to hunting and agriculture, he knows and moves with agility in the dense forest of the highlands. There is the riverine that inhabits the riverbanks, more dedicated to fishing and short-term crops following the flow of the waters. Brown skin, the result of centuries of miscegenation between native Indians and many other peoples – mainly Brazilians from the Northeast, Portuguese, Bolivians, Peruvians, Colombians, Syrians, Lebanese and Jews – pioneers from the time before the rubber boom, or who took part in the boom. Over time, caboclos absorbed the ancient wisdom derived from many indigenous ethnicities. More da terra firme, caboclos, caboclo, palafitas, blockhouse, casas regionais, regional houses, Canoas, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Amazônia, Amazon, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, América do Sul, South America
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X31_7135

A simple and joyful family
The father, sons and grandchildren take care of bringing in the food and Dona Maria transforms it into delicious meals. Despite being a simple family with few financial resources, the table is always filled with flavorful foods. What fascinates me most about them is that even if the industrial world and markets were to suddenly disappear, their dietary habits would change very little. In fact, I believe they would even improve considerably as they would only consume the healthiest foods from their diet. In the photograph, Dona Maria is de-seeding the cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflora).

X31_7135 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: COOLPIX P7800 with lens set at 6 mm – Exposition: ISO: 100 – Aperture: 2 – Shutter: 1/20 – Program: Normal – Exp. Comp.: +1.0,
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 4032px x 3024px
Location: Canoas (Presidente Figueiredo – Amazonas Brazil)
Date: April 29, 2016 – Time: 3:20:39 PM
Collection: Caboclos – Persons shown: Dona Maria
Keywords:
mulheres, woman, women, GENTE, PEOPLE, caboclo da terra firme, caboclos, caboclo, palafitas, blockhouse, casas regionais, regional houses, Canoas, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Amazônia, Amazon, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, América do Sul, South America, cupuaçu, Theobroma grandiflorum, frutos, fruits, frutas, FLORA, plantas, plants
EN2 A simple and joyful family X31_7135
PT2 Uma família simples e alegre X31_7135
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