Mate: the drink that keeps a forest alive

–the shared agricultural heritage sustaining communities and forests in southern Brazil IN southern Brazil, a drink is never just a drink. A cuia, a customary drinking vessel, filled with chimarrão, the traditional Brazilian erva-mate infusion, is passed from hand to hand, opening a conversation and grounding people in place. The cup carries more than warmth; […]

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