Tractor-trailer truckslin e up along a red and muddy earthen road. Large vinyl tarpaulins secured by ropes cover the open-topped hoppers of each one. Truck drivers hang out and prepare simple meals using stoves and kitchen utensils contained in a compact box built into the side of the truck cab. It’s early March, still the middle of a lush and highly predictable rainy season. Th e trucks wait for their turn and then enter a large modern compound with a football fi eld–sized building where they are loaded with recently harvested and dried soybeans and weighed.
AVANÇA BRASIL: Os Custos Ambientais para a Amazônia
AVANÇA BRASIL: Os Custos Ambientais para a Amazônia
Relatório do Projeto “Cenários Futuros para a Amazônia”, que analisa o impacto dos planos do projeto "Avança Brasil" na região amazônica. Entre suas metas para os próximos anos está a quase duplicação da extensão das estradas pavimentadas e a construção de portos,...