“The miners knew the trails through the mountain, but worked there just to survive. (…) their sons became guides, fire fighters, and agents for preservation. In just one generation, there was an incredible change in the outlook of the local inhabitants: from brute exploration to preservation! Tourism evolved to guarantee income for their families (…)” (Roy Funch, in an interview for the Guia da Chapada Diamantina.)

Diamond Highlands

The Chapada Diamantina (Diamond Highlands) is a wonderful place to visit.

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2016/04/07

Mucugezinho.

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I went with Dr. Mark Barringer, chairman of the History Department of the Stephen F. Austin State University (Texas), to visit some old miners’ shelters at a place called “Café-sem-troco” = “coffee, but no change”*. The name dates to the time when the federal highway was being constructed (in the late 1950s/early 60s) as part of the many infrastructure investments that accompanied moving the Brazilian capital from Rio de Janeiro to the interior of that country. Brasília was...

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