A hard-hitting documentary has shed light on the hazardous child labor involved in harvesting acai berries, which remain a fashionable and high-priced superfood in the West. The short film ...

Bezinha and her husband, Jose Renato, cut acai berry from a palm tree during harvest on Jussara Island, Brazil, in December 2024. [Photo: Reuters/Anderson Coelho] In the tiny community of Ilha da ...

"Then we, the women, started to move." Bezinha, now 60, grew up following her father climbing the acai berry trees of Ilha da Jussara to harvest the tart fruit, used globally in juices, cosmetics ...

Açaí berries also spoil easily, sometimes within a day of harvest, which means frozen or powdered varieties are the most readily available to buy. In their original form (not mixed with honey or ...

Bezinha, grew up watching her father harvest acai berries in Ilha da Jussara, a fruit widely used in juices, cosmetics, and supplements. She became the first woman to attend meetings on securing ...

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