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  • Early in the morning children gather in front of the school and lineup to sing the national anthem before the teacher. Most school facilities in the country are in poor conditions.
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  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
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  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
    h_00005816.jpg
  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
    h_00005814.jpg
  • People gathering around the holy man in Bafata-Oio village, Aladji Fode Mai Toure, expecting his blessing and listening to his advice. Locally known as "Homem Grande", meaning 'great man', serving as a community and local leader. Half of the population are considered to be muslim.
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  • Men chat and wait around the house of the holy man in Bafata-Oio village, Aladji Fode Mai Toure, expecting his blessing and listening to his advice. Locally known as "Homem Grande", meaning 'great man', serving as a community and local leader. Half of the population are considered to be muslim.
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  • A hot and lazy afternoon in front of the old Presidential Palace, still a wreck since the civil war that hit the country in 1998.
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  • People gathering around the holy man in Bafata-Oio village, Aladji Fode Mai Toure, expecting his blessing and listening to his advice. Locally known as "Homem Grande", meaning 'great man', serving as a community and local leader. Half of the population are considered to be muslim.
    h_00005805.jpg
  • Ancient arab manuscripts part of  the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library, in Chinguetti.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
    h_00005794.jpg
  • Children climbing a statue of Nuno Tristao, Portuguese explorer. These statues of the Portuguese colonial days were removed from their places all over the country with independence, and now rest abandoned in the margins of the river Cacheu.
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  • Crossing of the river Farim. The pirogue (canoe) is still an essential mean of travel since many roads inland are in poor condition. Almost 20% of the territory of Guinea Bissau is covered by water, rivers and canals offer a viable and cheap form of transportation of people and goods.
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  • Early in the morning children gather in front of the school and lineup to sing the national anthem before the teacher. Most school facilities in the country are in poor conditions.
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  • A woman walks by down the road to Farim.
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  • A young woman selling lemons in a street of Bijene, posing for a photograph.
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  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
    h_00005817.jpg
  • An elementary school, or primary school, as seen in Ingore. Children are crammed into old desks and attend class in poorly maintained classrooms. The very first university in the country opened in 2003, almost 30 years fater the country claimed independence from the former colonizer, Portugal.
    h_00005811.jpg
  • A general view over the Bandim market and the swarming busy crowd along the Airport Avenue. At Bandim you can buy and sell almost anything and a large number of West African vendors with all sorts of merchandise.
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  • The holy man in Bafata-Oio village, Aladji Fode Mai Toure. Locally known as "Homem Grande", meaning 'great man', serving as a community and local leader. Half of the population are considered to be muslim.
    h_00005807.jpg
  • Crossing of the river Farim. The pirogue (canoe) is still an essential mean of travel since many roads inland are in poor condition. Almost 20% of the territory of Guinea Bissau is covered by water, rivers and canals offer a viable and cheap form of transportation of people and goods.
    h_00005806.jpg
  • People gathering around the holy man in Bafata-Oio village, Aladji Fode Mai Toure, expecting his blessing and listening to his advice. Locally known as "Homem Grande", meaning 'great man', serving as a community and local leader. Half of the population are considered to be muslim.
    h_00005804.jpg
  • biblioteca fondation ahmed al mahmoud com manuscritos arabes do sec XI ao XIX. chinguetti, mauritania. africa2007.
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  • The Friday mosque is supposedly dated of the 13/14th century and the squared minaret is said to be the 2nd oldest in use in the world. Chinguetti, a medieval trading center founded in the 13th century, now home of some libraries full of ancient arab manuscripts
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  • Chinguetti, a lost village in the Adrar region, once an important home of Muslim scholars and Madrassas, today is famous for it's private libraries with ancient arab manuscripts from medicine to religion, some dating back to the 9th century.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
    h_00005797.jpg
  • Ancient arab manuscripts part of  the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library, in Chinguetti.
    h_00005796.jpg
  • Ancient arab manuscripts part of  the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library, in Chinguetti.
    h_00005793.jpg
  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
    h_00005792.jpg
  • a local guide shows some of old tablets part of the 'Ahmed al Mahmoud fondation' library in Chuinguetti. Some of the manuscripts date back to the 9th century up to the 20th.
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  • biblioteca fondation ahmed al mahmoud com manuscritos arabes do sec XI ao XIX. chinguetti, mauritania. africa2007.
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  • Sunaitec solar thermal panels. These intelligent devices use a new design and concept, allowing for tracking the sun and reducing energy waste.
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  • Sunaitec solar thermal panels. These intelligent devices use a new design and concept, allowing for tracking the sun and reducing energy waste.
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  • Sunaitec solar thermal panels. These intelligent devices use a new design and concept, allowing for tracking the sun and reducing energy waste.
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  • Sunaitec solar thermal panels. These intelligent devices use a new design and concept, allowing for tracking the sun and reducing energy waste.
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  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
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  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers20.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers19.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers18.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers17.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers16.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers14.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers13.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers12.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers11.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers10.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers09.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers08.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers07.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers06.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers05.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers04.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers02.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers01.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers15.jpg
  • The new economic dynamics surprised us and changed the conception of what is, after all, essential to our lives. It does seem increasingly essential to rediscover traditions. To give life to what, for us, has no longer been natural for some time. To restart saying good morning to those we occasionally meet when passing by a path…<br />
The aspiration to reinvent the parameters that govern our daily lives, the desire to leave the city ever more chaotic and a vicious and saturated labor system, are leading more and more people to the choosing of the rural world as a crib for a new life.<br />
The mirandese upland, in the northeastern of Portugal, has already adopted new settlers...
    h_New Settlers03.jpg
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