Zbieracze kauczuku w Amazonii - AFP

Zelia Damasceno poses for a picture at her Seringo factory, where all the raw material for the production of rubber footwear is made, near Castanhal c...

Piles of rubber waiting to be processed are pictured at the Seringo factory, where all the raw material for the production of rubber footwear is made,...

Workers handle processed rubber at the Seringo factory, where all the raw material for the production of rubber footwear is made, near Castanhal city,...

Shoes are seen at the Seringo factory, where all the raw material for the production of rubber footwear is made, near Castanhal city, Para state, Braz...

Francisco Samonek touches Acai fruit pits used for rubber processing at his Seringo factory, where all the raw material for the production of rubber f...

Piles of rubber waiting to be processed are pictured at the Seringo factory, where all the raw material for the production of rubber footwear is made,...

A worker handles processed rubber at the Seringo factory, where all the raw material for the production of rubber footwear is made, near Castanhal cit...

A worker handles processed rubber at the Seringo factory, where all the raw material for the production of rubber footwear is made, near Castanhal cit...

Piles of rubber waiting to be processed are pictured at the Seringo factory, where all the raw material for the production of rubber footwear is made,...

Francisco Samonek poses for a picture at his Seringo factory, where all the raw material for the production of rubber footwear is made, near Castanhal...

Francisco Samonek poses for a picture at his Seringo factory, where all the raw material for the production of rubber footwear is made, near Castanhal...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, poses with his knife and machete used to extract rubber near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, con...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, walks in the Amazon rainforest after harvesting rubber near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, cont...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, poses for a picture next to a Sumauma (Ceiba pentandra) in the Amazon rainforest near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the mu...

A bucket hangs from a rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) during rubber extraction in the municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archipelago Env...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, poses for a picture next to a Sumauma (Ceiba pentandra) in the Amazon rainforest near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the mu...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, shows the different scars on a rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) that resulted from the dissimilar methods used to extract rubber...

A bucket hangs from a rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) during rubber extraction in the municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archipelago Env...

A bucket hangs from a rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) during rubber extraction in the municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archipelago Env...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, processes the collected rubber at his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archip...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, gets ready to enter the Amazon rainforest to extract rubber near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas,...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, hangs the collected rubber to dry at his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Arc...

This aerial view shows the house of Renato Cordeiro on the Anajas riverbank, municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archipelago Environmental...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, harvests rubber from a hevea tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, cont...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, processes the collected rubber at his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archip...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, harvests rubber from a hevea tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, cont...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, touches the scars of a rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near his home on the Anajas riverbank in the Amazonia region, Marajo, nea...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, harvests rubber from a hevea tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, cont...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, harvests rubber from a hevea tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, cont...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, poses for a picture next to a rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the Amazonia region, Mar...

Renato Cordeiro, 57, poses for a picture near his home on the Anajas riverbank in the Amazonia region, Marajo, near Anajas city, Para state, Brazil on...

Valcir Rodrigues, 51, extracts rubber from a hevea tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, con...

Joselma Moraes da Silva makes rubber handicrafts at her home on the Anajas riverbank, municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archipelago Envi...

This aerial view shows a group of stilt houses on the Anajas River, home to extended families dedicated to rubber extraction, crafting, and açai fruit...

A rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is pictured during rubber extraction in the municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archipelago Environment...

A rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is pictured during rubber extraction in the municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archipelago Environment...

Valcir Rodrigues, 51, extracts rubber from a hevea tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, con...

Joselma Moraes da Silva makes rubber handicrafts at her home on the Anajas riverbank, municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archipelago Envi...

Valcir Rodrigues, 51, extracts rubber from a hevea tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, con...

Valcir Rodrigues, 51, gets ready to enter the forest to extract rubber near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, contained...

Decleuma Seriaco Gomes shows rubber handcrafts at her home on the Anajas riverbank, municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archipelago Enviro...

Valcir Rodrigues, 51, extracts rubber from a hevea tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, con...

Valcir Rodrigues, 51, extracts rubber from a hevea tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near his home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality of Anajas, con...

A family of rubber craftswomen, rubber extraction, and Açai fruit harvesting wave from their stilt homes on the Anajas River, in the municipality of A...

A bucket hangs from a rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) during rubber extraction in the municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archipelago Env...

This aerial view shows a group of stilt houses on the Anajas River, home to extended families dedicated to rubber extraction, crafting, and açai fruit...

This aerial view shows the Amazon rainforest on the Anajas riverbank in the municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archipelago Environmental...

A bucket hangs from a rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) during rubber extraction in the municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archipelago Env...

A rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is pictured during rubber extraction in the municipality of Anajas, contained in the Marajo Archipelago Environment...

Joselma Moraes da Silva (R) and Jhennifer Silva dos Santos try on a rubber necklace they made at her home on the Anajas riverbank, in the municipality...