Renato Cordeiro, 57, harvests rubber from a hevea tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near his home.
Photo: Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP
Source: AFP
As the sun rises over the Amazonian island of Marajo, Renato Cordeiro laces up his boots, grabs his knife, and heads out to tap his rubber trees.
Drop by drop, he collects the milky white sap, known as latex, that sustains him.
The recent revival of the rubber tapper trade in this impoverished northern Brazilian region has created jobs for families who…
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