Workshops for play: hands and desires
Little wooden car
Location: Alto Santa Maria – Espírito Santo Fernando lives in the hills of the state of Espírito Santo but he speaks Pomeranian…
Little doll dresses
Rebeca is a shrewd girl, she always has the right answer on the tip of her tongue. Besides the answers, her tongue…
The Traditional Pomeranian Wedding – part II: Children
We visited the house of Mr. Levi Roger on a sunny Sunday, when he was hosting friends and family, as they do…
The children of Araçuaí
As soon as the “china” (marbles) game ended, I asked the boys why it is that adults today insist on saying that…
Mango tree house
It’s so amazing how Brazil has so many games happening under a mango tree, or other fruit trees, that you could write…
Little ox carts
The roar comes from a distance, and has been heard since long ago. A good cart has to roar, has to make…
Timbaúba canoes
Playing with canoes made from timbaúba, or earpod tree, is an old tradition among the children and adults in Tatajuba. They are…
Foam canoes
The sea calls for navigators, it calls for floating with sails puffed by the wind, it asks for the precision of…
Doll baptism
According to its citizens, Abadia is a land of medicine women, midwives and herbs that work better than any pill. A land…
Little boats
Neck deep in water, Felipe never tired of watching his little boat slide around on the whims of the wind and the…
The hands that make the boys
There are boys who, while making their toys, are like a bird learning to fly, they have a deep desire and persistent…
An exchange of toys and games
The days go by but the kids’ desire to show us what they know remains. When night falls they’ve already surrounded us…
Tiny weapons made of palm straw
For days the boys of Tatajuba have been telling us about their tiny weapons made of palm straw. I’ve seen entire arsenals…
August is the windy month
August is the windy month, and the winds call for bicudas and arraias, or airplanes and kites, in the sky. Acupe is…