Brazilian ‘quilombo’ community entitled with 220,000 hectares of rainforest

Mongabay
Mar 7, 2018, 4:14 pm196 pts
On March 3, one community in Brazil descended from African slaves celebrated a victory they’ve waited generations for: the government entitled them with 220,000 hectares of Amazonian rainforest. The land is designated for the Cachoeira Porteira quilombo community of 500 people in Brazil’s Pará…

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