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Community of Mumbucas is close to Mateiros. It is composed of 165 residents, mostly descendants of slaves who came from Bahia in 1909 seeking better living conditions. Mumbuca is literally a big family, with the matriarchal tradition, that was formed from the meeting of blacks who migrated from the wilderness of Bahia with the native Indians. The families mixed up and started some kind of relationship.

The crafts made of capim dourado have appeared in the relationship between residents. There is an association of artisans who are organized to produce and sell the pieces of crafts made from capim dourado, the Associação do Capim Dourado, with the interesting presence of women in leadership.

At the beginning of the 20th century the community was very isolated and its inhabitants had to walk four days to reach the nearest town, Porto Nacional. The problems that the community suggests today are related to education, energy and the improvement of access. The economic alternative is helping the population, one of the poorest of the whole region, with the care to preserve the nature.

But Mumbuca is much more than the brightness and modern design of pieces of capim dourado. The community is very welcoming and receives visitors with music and joy. It became an event whose main entertainment is posing for photos. Children are especially curious about the arrival of people from outside.

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