Transformation of Brazil’s countryside: the story of soy towns
39 years ago, Sadi José Beledelli, a farmer from Rio Grande do Sul, made a pivotal move to Sorriso, a small town in Mato Grosso. Back then, the municipality had merely 2,000 inhabitants, unpaved roads, a handful of grocery stores, and scarce workshops. Public health services were a dream three years in the future. Today, […]