Dona Maria
Family - Very close bonds keeps the struggling family together - Vale do Jequitinhonha - Minas Gerais, Brazil - Miguel Pinheiro
In southeast Brazil, traditional communities defend their right to manage the meadows where they have lived for centuries from agriculture and the harvesting of flowers.
Hope - The children grow fast, and very soon they understand how special the community is - Vale do Jequitinhonha - Minas Gerais, Brazil - Miguel Pinheiro
In recent years, the creation of conservation parks has barred the access to the flowers in the region.
Ritual - Early morning. Maria is the first to wake up - Vale do Jequitinhonha - Minas Gerais, Brazil - Miguel Pinheiro
A maroon community struggles to return to the traditional management practices that gave the meadows the environmental features still preserved today.