Under threat
From the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/08/americas_brazil0s_fishermen/html/1.stm
Camocim is a traditional fishing village in Ceara state, north-east Brazil.
Like many such places, modern developments including mass tourism put pressure on traditional ways.
But a plan called “Barcos do Brasil” (Boats of Brazil), proposed by Brazil’s history and culture institute (IPHAN), aims to include the fishermen’s way of life as part of the region’s protected cultural heritage.
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