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“We do not want to live in the past. The past that lives in us will transform this country for the better.”

“We do not want to live in the past. The past that lives in us will transform this country for the better.”

Denildo “Biko” Rodrigues (day-neel-doh bee-koh rod-ree-guess), coordinator, national Quilombo Association (Conaq)

Proven Free, Quilombolas, Proven Resilient, Quilombolas - PRBlog Post AuthorFebruary 20, 2021Quilombolas

“Today we work rescuing our memory…It is all connected to our history - to return to the past, to seek our origins, to learn good things, to bring to the present and build a better future.”

“Today we work rescuing our memory…It is all connected to our history - to return to the past, to seek our origins, to learn good things, to bring to the present and build a better future.”

Adilson Almeida (ah-deel-sun ah-may-dee-yah), Quilombo do Camorim Cultural Association

Proven Free, Quilombolas, Proven Resilient, Quilombolas - PRBlog Post AuthorFebruary 20, 2021Quilombolas

“That’s what we do here in this small corner hidden within the Amazon. Surviving so that we can obtain land titles and guarantee a piece of land for us to live on, for the future of our children.”

“That’s what we do here in this small corner hidden within the Amazon. Surviving so that we can obtain land titles and guarantee a piece of land for us to live on, for the future of our children.”

Claudinete Colé (claw-dee-neh-tee koh-lay), Boa Vista community leader

Proven Free, Quilombolas, Proven Resilient, Quilombolas - PRBlog Post AuthorFebruary 20, 2021Quilombolas

“It is important to stress: the fight is not just ours. Preserving the environment and our history is in everyone's interest.”

“It is important to stress: the fight is not just ours. Preserving the environment and our history is in everyone's interest.”

Sandra Maria da Silva Andrade (sahn-drah mahr-ee-ah dah sill-vah ahn-drah-day), leader Minas Gerais

Proven Free, Quilombolas, Proven Resilient, Quilombolas - PRBlog Post AuthorFebruary 20, 2021Quilombolas