(Portuguese version at the end) I have to admit, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Usually, I read a lot about the places I'm going to visit. This time, though, I decided to let myself be surprised. The only things I knew were that there were no cars in the village and that the electricity lines in the streets ran underground. I decided to go to Caraíva to get to know the local people, learn more about the Indigenous communities in the region, and interview some of the key

The destination was already decided: Hawaii.The problem was… which island? What most people don’t know is that Hawaii isn’t just one island — it’s an entire archipelago with over 100 islands. The eight main ones are Ni’ihau, Kaua’i, O’ahu, Moloka’i, Lãna’i, Kaho’olawe, Maui, and Big Island. Since Hawaii belongs to the United States, it’s one of the favorite vacation spots for Americans — and, as I quickly discovered, for Japanese tourists too. So how do you choose an island?

Tourism has the power to transform cities, preserve cultures, and create opportunities. But it can also slowly erase the very communities that make a destination special in the first place. For decades, tourism has largely been designed around convenience and scale. Large hotel chains, global booking platforms, international restaurants, and massive tour operations dominate many destinations around the world. While this model generates revenue, an important question often get