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<<0>> We are here, next to a Breu Branco tree.
<<4>> This is “breu” (resin).
<<6>> Breu Branco is scraped very carefully,
<<8>> to not damage the tree.
<<12>> The tree releases this resin, when a maggot, called “Turu”,
<<17>> makes a hole here, the tree starts to release this resin.
<<23>> It’s interesting because this isn’t the result of human action.
<<28>> Those who work here,
<<29>> extract what the tree has already released.
<<34>> The “Turu” (maggot) damaged the tree
<<37>> and as a defense mechanism it releases the resin.
<<40>> The only thing that is harvested,
<<42>> is what nature already created on its own.
<<65>> These are the cooperative headquarters in Marajó’s Island.
<<70>> It was created in partnership with our current supplier.
<<74>> This cooperative was created
<<77>> to incentivise the harvesters and the local people
<<81>> to generate a bit more value from the land in this region.
<<88>> So, the cooperative helped the harvesters in this region,
<<91>> and the communities living in the region to increase their income.
<<95>> Today, they live off the fruits in the region,
<<97>> the Amazonian fruits.
<<99>> That became an incentive to care for the land
<<103>> and work with a new type of income, including Breu Branco.