Access to clean, potable water as a human right sounds like it should be straight forward...am I right? This is not the case and we see this proof through costs, legalities, jurisdictions, social class, tribal lands, rural country sides, and large metropolitan areas. Each individual should have the right to clean water - should be no question.
While doing this project, I learned about the different sources that provide water to people, access to water, history of Brazil and how it all ties together with the current state that it is in. Whether it be unequally divided in urban centers with questionable sanitary systems, or access to water in rural and indigenous areas, it is still a topic of human rights and environmental justice. For many years, Brazil has been working on improving the system. The question lies with how much importance is placed on it and plans for the future.
In conclusion to my personal experience, the title of this entry means "all is not forgotten" in Portuguese. Before arriving to Brazil, I didn’t know what to expect other than travel anxiety, and what you see on the internet - beautiful beaches in Rio, dangerous favelas, and large Amazonian creatures. By the time I left, I gained SO much perspective on who Brazilians are as individuals and their culture, and an appreciation of Brazil’s history, vibrance, and beauty.
In conclusion to my personal experience, the title of this entry means "all is not forgotten" in Portuguese. Before arriving to Brazil, I didn’t know what to expect other than travel anxiety, and what you see on the internet - beautiful beaches in Rio, dangerous favelas, and large Amazonian creatures. By the time I left, I gained SO much perspective on who Brazilians are as individuals and their culture, and an appreciation of Brazil’s history, vibrance, and beauty.
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