Brazilian fisherwomen honored as heroines at FAO awards ceremony
Luena Maria Ferreira dos Santos, known as Luena Pataxó, is 44 years old and has spent her entire life connected to fishing and the sea. As a child, she helped her parents clean fish and shellfish. As an adult, she worked as a fisherwoman but turned to shrimp gathering after becoming a widow. This week, Luena Pataxó was honored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)…
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