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APAEB: Struggle and Sisal in the Sertao in Brazil

The peasants who live in the sertao, the semi-arid region of Bahia in the northeast of Brazil, have a long history of struggle. A mixture of peoples of African, Portuguese, and indigenous American descent, they have made a home in one of the most drought-ridden areas of Latin America.

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