Labor investigator Alfonso Goncalves interviews a slave worker.

Photo by Jen Ross

Battling Slavery in Brazil
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In 1888, slavery was abolished in Brazil - yet today, thousands of Brazilians remain enslaved, lured into the rainforests by ranchers and false promises. However, where there are slaves, there are people who fight to free them. Jen Ross rides along on a raid at a slave labor camp.
Click on the links below for more information:
Hunt for Slave Camps
Saving Slaves
Brazil Slavery
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