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Brazil nuts
Brazil nuts 
Cacao seeds cultivation
Cacao seeds cultivation 
Cacao seeds cultivation
Cacao seeds cultivation 
Trade and Markets (EST)
Trade and Markets (EST) 
VENEZUELA 1948. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
VENEZUELA 1948. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 
BRAZIL 2009. Institute of Scientific and Technological Research of Amapa State (IEPA)
BRAZIL 2009. Institute of Scientific and Technological Research of Amapa State (IEPA) 
Trade and Markets (EST)
Trade and Markets (EST) 
Trade and Markets (EST)
Trade and Markets (EST) 
Cacao seeds cultivation
Cacao seeds cultivation 
Trade and Markets (EST)
Trade and Markets (EST) 
Brazil, 2016. Chef Helena Rizzo
Brazil, 2016. Chef Helena Rizzo 
Brazil, 2016. Manu restaurant
Brazil, 2016. Manu restaurant 
Brazil, 2016. Chef Helena Rizzo
Brazil, 2016. Chef Helena Rizzo 
Brazil, 2016. Chef Helena Rizzo
Brazil, 2016. Chef Helena Rizzo 
Brazil, 2016. Pinheiros market
Brazil, 2016. Pinheiros market 
Brazil, 2016. Pinheiros market
Brazil, 2016. Pinheiros market 
Brazil, 2016. City street scenes
Brazil, 2016. City street scenes 
Brazil, 2016. City street scenes
Brazil, 2016. City street scenes 
Brazil, 2016. City street scenes
Brazil, 2016. City street scenes 
Brazil, 2016. Chef Helena Rizzo
Brazil, 2016. Chef Helena Rizzo 
Brazil nots close up 
Brazil nuts or, castanha do Brazil, (Bertholletia excelsa), of which Amap State is one of the main producers. - - General: General. Brazil nuts are three sided, with white flesh that contains 70 percent fat or oil and 17 percent protein. The oil is extracted from the nuts and is commonly used to manufacture soap. The nuts are eaten raw or grated and mixed into gruels. In the Brazilian Amazon, it is a valuable source of calories, fat and protein for much of the rural and urban population.

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