ALT “Today, each family has its own large boat to carry a lot of nuts and each one receives [money] according to their production,” says Levi da Silva Kaykûwû, 48, chief of the Anauá village. Image by Avener Prado. Brazil.

ALT Indigenous people separate Brazil nuts for consumption in the village of Anauá. Image by Avener Prado. Brazil.

ALT “A tall Brazil nut tree, like this one, shows that the area is healthy, so we can be sure that we can plant other crops nearby, like banana or cassava, and it will grow too,” says Tomás Tamaxi, 40, one of the Wai Wai’s young leaders. Images by Avener Prado. Brazil, 2024.