More than just the end of a tradition, the decline of rubber extraction represents the collapse of the model envisioned by Brazil of defending the possibility of preserving the forest while affording respectable living conditions for those who inhabit it.
The Rubber Tapper trade is threatened
O Eco
1 March 2010 at 0:00 (Updated on 14 September 2020 at 11:25)
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