“Money? Education? For what? I have everything; my family, my home, the ocean to fish in, soil to plant and fresh water from the river.” Those were the words of Tazinho, a simple man living on a paradisiac peace of land on the south coast of Bahia in Brazil. Tazinho tells about a gringo, who not too long ago, offered him a million dollars for his terrain. But he denied. He already has “everything”, he said.
Today, the coastal areas of southern Bahia is...
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“Money? Education? For what? I have everything; my family, my home, the ocean to fish in, soil to plant and fresh water from the river.” Those were the words of Tazinho, a simple man living on a paradisiac peace of land on the south coast of Bahia in Brazil. Tazinho tells about a gringo, who not too long ago, offered him a million dollars for his terrain. But he denied. He already has “everything”, he said.
Today, the coastal areas of southern Bahia is highly attractive for investors from all over, and beach tourism is really starting to boom. The land that houses Tazinho’s family has the highest price of square meter in the area, because of it´s unique location. Triangular in shape it stretches from the ocean to the river, creating a point towards the river mouth, ending the beach of the picturesque village of Caraiva. Naturally, its very interesting for anybody with business ambitions. But Tazinho has totally different idea of how to use his home - as a Home.
They live in a simple way, with only one solar panel to cover the familys electricity needs - a couple of lamps. No fridge, no TV, no internet, no facebook. Nothing of what is nowadays considered important for the western cultures. The family only works during vacation season, with tourism. The rest of the year Tazinho keeps busy repairing the fishing nets. As Tazinho, all other members of the big family has their special shores that keep everybody just busy enough to bring food to the table everyday.
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