"A gente que é gente" [All we want is people]. Notes on the uphill struggle against depopulation in rural areas.

Original English version of the essay “A gente que é gente” [All we want is people]. Notes on the uphill struggle against depopulation in rural areas published in Umbigo, No. 96 (2026). The essay reflects on the abandonment of rural territories beyond demographic decline or economic growth narratives, exploring care, permanence, landscape, and territorial communities as alternative ways of imagining the future of inland territories. Written in the form of an essay, it brings together perspectives from architecture, landscape studies, and territorial development. This version is made openly available with the permission of Umbigo magazine.