... country, it looks like a semi-desert. The rainfall is low and unreliable therefore it is difficult to grow crops and to make matters worse, there is a drought every ten years. Pau Ferro Pau Ferro is a small village in the North East of Brazil. Many people are moving away from Pau Ferro because it is suffering badly from the drought and all the village wells have run dry after two years of poor rainfall. The only source of water during this drought period is a stagnant pond from 6 months old rainwater. There is also a lack of food in Pau Ferro. Most people have beans and rice once a day, goat meat once a fortnight and no green vegetables. The inhabitants of Pau Ferro are used to dealing with death, as it is a part of their everyday life. Many people suffer from minor illnesses like vomiting, but because there ...

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