(Artigo em Português depois desse texto) What can you expect from something when you know almost nothing about it? When we decided to visit Caraíva, in the south part of Bahia state in Brazil, we wanted more than simply to see a beautiful place. After all, if there is one thing Long Life Locals stands for, it is this: travel shouldn't just be about places. It should be about people. The project was born from a simple question: What if our travels could do more for the communi

(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

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