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Ethnographic fragment 01/21/2020 - Pataxó blessing
After going to the bathroom after returning from a visit to the former cacique Zé Baraia, I was walking through Dona Guiomar's backyard,...

Marcio Maia Malta
Oct 14, 20221 min read


Between Crosses: Pataxó ethnohistory by Alberto do Espírito Santo Matos (Healer Itambé)
“Ali tem uma cruz que a haste dela é de braúna (...) E o braço é de pau-brasil. A primeira que tinha aqui era toda de pau-brasil. Aí o...

Marcio Maia Malta
Oct 14, 20223 min read


Ethnographic fragment: good encounter - 01/23/2020
The day was cloudy, but not like the day before. Already in the morning, we went to Coroa Vermelha village, on the way to BR 367. Uncle...

Marcio Maia Malta
Oct 14, 20225 min read


Ethnographic fragment 01/20/2020 - Arrival to Barra Velha indigenous land
We followed the dirt road after leaving the BR-101 behind. We passed through pasture areas of the farms, eventually appearing pepper...

Marcio Maia Malta
Oct 14, 20222 min read
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