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Women of the coast – Seminar

Recently I had the pleasure of being invited to a seminar held in our community centre, which united roughly 80 women from several local municipalities along the coast. We heard speeches from various women who are involved in their communities in various ways. Many of these voices were inspiring yet, sadly, while the issues they

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Artesanal, English, Mind-Body-Spirit, Prainha do Canto Verde, Women's Group

Labirinto — Threads of a Living Tradition

When I first came to Prainha over twenty years ago, it was still relatively common to see women working on pieces of labirinto embroidery — a form of drawn thread work with a strong presence in North East Brazil, particularly in Ceará. The income the women gained from this work helped sustain families who otherwise