Mid-West
Quilombola Territory São Miguel
"Our dream for the future is to have solid houses, built with bricks of justice"
"In this fair future, we want to keep alive this tradition of welcoming, where every child, every young person, and every elderly person finds a place of belonging."
"Everything that enables a good life represents a good living."
Dream Manifest by participants of the workshop in the Quilombola Territory of São Miguel, in the municipality of Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul.
Gathering held at the community center of Quilombo São Miguel, in Maracaju-MS, on August 17, 2025
We dream of a future where everyone can live well. Where we can feel the desire to be together and share ideas. Where we can also teach what unity means to the new generations — unity is a healthy life. Unity is beautiful. Being united gives strength to overcome all challenges of justice, sustaining our future. We achieved the dream of having solid homes, without relying on empty promises from politicians who never fulfill them, like those who promised us electricity that never arrived. The future depends on the perspective of our authorities. Our future is united. Just as chickens care for their chicks, our families have always taken care of each other. We want to keep alive this tradition of warm welcoming from the quilombo family, where every child, every young person, and every elderly person finds care and belonging. We dream of a world where everyone has the same rights, regardless of who they are, because today we live in a society where equality is not for everyone. We want this to be a place where people come to visit and we have something to offer, with a good place for visitors to rest, and with doctors for families. It is necessary to preserve to survive. In our future, there is preservation of forests, water, wildlife, and a good coexistence with nature, following the chain of life. We had many animals here, even game, but with deforestation they have lost their habitat and become extinct. We recognize that man depends on nature and coexistence with animals, which is balance. If they become extinct, people will face hardships. We want to plant, harvest, and live in harmony with nature that is part of life. We wish that everyone has access and a place to produce their own food, clean and healthy, coming from the land, and that avoids artificial things. We want abundance of food, fruits, clean and renewable energy, living on a healthy planet. We want to be able to ride bicycles. Our future has what we had in the past, which is forests, water, and fun, and which today no longer exists. We want a future with seeds, education for all, unity, cared-for nature, technology for good, and hope for a prosperous future for the youth, represented here by soccer, as well as for rural women. In our future, we do not forget our stories. We want to keep our dances, our foods, and our celebrations alive, so that new generations know where they came from and carry the memory forward.



