The Women of the Hidden Valley – A Culinary Experience
Eldorado SP | Quilombo Ivaporunduva | Dona Jardelina Pedroso da Silva Photo credits: Rogerio Albuquerque This is a story of a hidden valley in the invisible universe of the Brazilian traditional communities. But this is also the story of brave women empowered by their own culinary culture. A bit of context In the Ribeira Valley […]
The route to Freedom goes through the Quilombos
The route to freedom goes through the Quilombos When Iaia Piedimonte of Gender Responsible Tourism (GRT) asked me to select a project from Brazil to present at the International Women’s Day Special at the ITB Berlin this year, I had no doubt which one it would be. And I went back to Brazil. The project […]
Traditional Communities on stage
Reflections after ITB 2019 I found ITB Berlin this year to be a heart-warming and hope-giving experience for the positive signs I saw regarding the sustainability of people and local communities in tourism. It was great to see communities coming up on stage and be in the spotlight not only as the beneficiary of tourism […]