Retomada

"Where we were born,
where we grew up,
where our ancestors died,
we are considered invaders."

RETOMADA, meaning “reclaiming” or “taking back”  is the story of a struggle. Since January 2022, Canadian photographer Renaud Philippe and Brazilian anthropologist Carol Mira have been documenting this ongoing fight for Indigenous rights in Brazil.

This 216-page book, composed of photographs and testimonies collected on the ground, tells the story of the beauty, poetry, and resilience of the Guarani people and their battle to reclaim their ancestral lands from the grip of industrial agribusiness in a region where monoculture stretches endlessly across the landscape.

RENAUD PHILIPPE is a documentary photographer based in Québec bearing nearly 20 years of experience. His independent work focuses on the long-term human impact of armed conflict and climate disruption. His deeply humanist photo essays have been exhibited internationally and published in outlets such as The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, and National Geographic.

CAROL MIRA is a Brazilian visual anthropologist and filmmaker specializing in audiovisual storytelling and human rights. With over 15 years of collaborative work alongside Indigenous and marginalized communities, she is dedicated to participatory cinema as a resistance tool. Her decolonial approach explores issues of human and territorial rights, land reclamation, and cultural diasporas, promoting intercultural dialogue through education, research, and media production.

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