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Roça

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Every riverine family has its own family field or plantation plot. Vegetables, fruit trees and various crops are planted in a roça in order to feed the family. Some fields may be bigger, yielding more food than the family can consume. Therefore, families whose homes aren’t so remote often commercialize the surplus crops.

Linguistic translation

Roça means "field" in Portuguese

Credits / copyrights

Taken from page 62 and 155 of "Words of Riverine Women: Iriri, Amazon" by Zazie Editions, IIAS  (2024)

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(Partial) Date
2024
Location

Iriri River, Amazon
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Brazil

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