'The Amazon brings people health,' said Brazilian merchant Edison Rosa, holding out a handful of glistening, dark purple antioxidant-rich acai berries - touted worldwide as a superfood. 'Without the forest, no one lives.'
of the Amazon river, some 200 miles away, and over the deforestation resulting from rapid agricultural expansion.
"This place is like a movie theater," said Beth Cheirosinha, a herb merchant whose stand overflows with colorful bottles of oils and tonics. "People come from all over the world to see the postcard of Belem that is Ver-o-Peso," she added. "It is our roots." Even at night the market is buzzing. Men haul a fish as big as a child off a fishing boat. Piles of oranges, bananas, fresh herbs and acai berries fill heaving crates on the edge of the bay.Deforestation surged under the previous government of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who slashed environmental protections.
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