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Maria das Graças de Souza, 74 years old, from the indigenous ethinical group Mora, resident of the Parque das Tribos District in Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Maria das Graças de Souza, 74 years old, from the indigenous ethinical group Mora, resident of the Parque das Tribos District in Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil.

(Portugese translation below / Tradução em português abaixo)
Mrs. Maria das Graças is 74 years old. She is indigenous and she lives in Parque das Tribos now with her companions.

Maria das Graças de Souza, de 74 anos, pertencente ao grupo indígena Mora, reside atualmente no DistritoParque das Tribos, em Manaus, estado do Amazonas, Brasil.

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What has climate change done here?

The record drought from last year has dried up the Anaconda River and the Tarumã River. It affected us a lot, as we were saying, it affected our leisure, our fishing, the fish we used to catch and eat. It hurt a lot, really, and it’s still affecting us because the hardest thing now is finding fish around here. You walk around this area, and you can't find any fish to eat unless you go to the City of Lights. This has never happened before. When I came here, there was fish, fish, fish. I decided to live here because there was a lot of fish. I love fish.

O que as mudanças climáticascausaram aqui?
A seca recorde do último ano secou osrios Anaconda e Tarumã. Isso nos afetou demais: afetou nosso lazer,nossa pesca, os peixes que costumávamos pescar e comer. Doeu muito,de verdade, e ainda está nos afetando porque o mais difícil agora éencontrar peixe por aqui. Você anda por esta área e não encontranenhum peixe para comer, a menos que vá para a Cidade das Luzes.Isso nunca tinha acontecido antes. Quando vim para cá, havia peixe,peixe, peixe.

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What do you think world leaders have to do now to stop things from getting worse and to help us adapt?

If I had a meeting with President Lula, I would ask for help, for him to help the community here, because this drought was very severe, and for him to help us. We don’t have assistance, we don’t have anything, and I’d ask for him to help with those things.
During a crisis, he could maybe provide financial aid, basic food baskets, things like that? Yes, whatever he could see, whatever he thought would be best, he could help with, right? Just like he helped many other communities. The mayor, the government—they placed those bridges, brought supplies to the communities, right? So if I spoke with him, that’s what I would ask for here, for the community.

O que a senhora acredita que oslíderes mundiais deveriam fazer agora para evitar que a situaçãopiore e para nos ajudar a nos adaptar?
Se eu tivesse uma reunião com oPresidente Lula, pediria ajuda, que ele ajudasse a comunidade aqui,porque esta seca foi muito severa, e que nos ajudasse com essascoisas. Não temos nenhum tipo de assistência, nada, e eu pediriaque ele nos ajudasse com isso. Durante uma crise, ele poderia,talvez, providenciar auxílio financeiro, cestas básicas, coisasdesse tipo? Sim, o que ele pudesse achar melhor, ele poderia ajudar,né? Assim como ajudou muitas outras comunidades. O prefeito, ogoverno, colocaram essas pontes, trouxeram suprimentos para ascomunidades, né? Então, se eu falasse com ele, seria isso que eupediria aqui, para a comunidade.

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About the photographer

Leonardo Carrato

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Rio de Janeiro

Born in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1983, Leonardo Carrato now lives in Rio de Janeiro and works as a photographer and filmmaker. In 2024, he became a contributing photographer at the VII Foundation. His desire to connect with the continent’s native cultures and uncover hidden histories led him to the Amazon. Atualmente mora no Rio de Janeiro, nasceu em Minas Gerais, em 1983, e trabalha como fotógrafo e cineasta. Em 2024, tornou-se fotógrafo colaborador da Fundação VII. Seu desejo de se conectar com as culturas nativas do continente e revelar histórias ocultas o levou à Amazônia.

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