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July 12, 2026Environmental Sociology

The ‘Amazon Chernobyl’: environmental racism and the experience of Quilombola women in environmental resistance in Barcarena, Brazil

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MCMathaus Campos

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Overview

Critical analysis reveals environmental injustice and women's leadership in Quilombola communities, suggesting alliances matter.

Key Points

  • This study examines historical environmental injustices and women's resistance in Quilombola communities in Barcarena, Brazil.
  • Critical thematic analysis of archival documents from 1947 to 2024
  • Focus on environmental racism, feminist political ecology, and decolonial feminism
  • Identification of key themes in community experiences
  • Gender relations in Quilombola communities are complementary, not hierarchical
  • Women lead environmental resistance through collective territorial defense
  • Extractivism reorganizes relationships within the community, affecting identities and resistance strategies

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Mathaus Campos (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a532e624f7abc118adecc0ehttps://doi.org/10.1080/23251042.2026.2701366
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