Fashion sneakers propel sustainable rubber in Brazil Amazon
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January 19, 2023 11:20 AM
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, TATIANA POLLASTRI AND ERALDO PERES
XAPURI, Brazil — Rubber tapper Raimundo Mendes de Barros prepares to leave his home, surrounded by rainforest, for an errand in the Brazilian Amazon city of Xapuri. He slides his long, scarred, 77-year-old feet into a pair of sneakers made by Veja, a French brand....
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