The Silva family lives in the mangroves of the city of Recife, in a mocambo that the chief of the family built when they arrived. The family comes from the sertão. They descended from Cariri, in the drought area, haunted by hunger. They made a short stop in the wetland, to try the work in the sugarcane mills, but it is impossible to live with the wages of that area, without having the right to plant anything but cane
Document 3.10. From Josué de Castro, ‘The Cycle of the Crab’, 1937
Federico Ferretti
2022
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The Silva family lives in the mangroves of the city of Recife, in a mocambo that the chief of the family built when they arrived. The family comes from the sertão. They descended from Cariri, in the drought area, haunted by hunger. They made a short stop in the wetland, to try the work in the sugarcane mills, but it is impossible to live with the wages of that area, without having the right to plant anything but caneFile in questo prodotto:
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