It isn’t surprising that the women of Jararaca and its neighboring communities have turned to selling their bodies for a few liters of fuel; exchanging sex for food, money, and now diesel is something of a dark pastime of the region.
A National Journal of Literature & Discussion
River Women of Brazil
By Nadia Shira Cohen, Paulo Siqueira
Anda, thirteen, is helped into a corset before going to a football game down the river. Aanda’s family lives in Vila Cruzal, which recently received electricity under a government program called “Luz para Todos” (Light for All)
