THE MAN

My dirt road in the Caatinga
Where I go every day
With my slow steps
To reach the house Taipa
Where I live alone
With God and Our Lady.

I go several leagues
With my rosary in my hand
And every story of the Rosary that I recommend
To our Lord Jesus Christ
Ask for fresh water for my Cariri.

The sun is burning, it is burning and I see a linden tree
A carcará flying between the clouds
In search of the slaughter of the tired
Suffering because you do not have enough to eat.

I'm coming home tired
After the long walk
I eat bread
Sitting on a rough chair
Finish my prayer
In welding tears
A tree frowned
called Pequi.





When I wrote this poem as a tribute to the peoples of the Northeast, I used unfamiliar and meaningful words:


Caatinga is the only Brazilian biome, meaning that much of its biological heritage can not be found on any other planet on Earth. This name comes from the whitish landscape that presents the vegetation during the dry season: most plants lose their leaves and the trunks become whitish and dry. The caatinga covers an area of ​​about 850 000 km ² or about 10% of the national territory and permanently includes parts of the states. from Brazil) and part of northern Minas Gerais (southeastern region of Brazil).

Caatinga is the most fragile Brazilian biome. The unsustainable use of their soils and their natural resources over the centuries, along with the image of a poor and dry place, makes Caatinga very degraded. However, recent research has shown that the biome is particularly rich in biodiversity and characteristic phenomena. In terms of vegetation, the Caatinga region in the savannah is a beautician. However, the landscape is very diverse, with different regions that differ in terms of rainfall, fertility, soil types and terrain.

A first subdivision can be made between the agreste and the sertão. The Agreste is a transition zone between the dry interior (Sertão) and the Atlantic Forest (Zona da Mata). The hinterland has more rustic vegetation. Seridó, Curimataú, Caatinga and Carrasco are among the other common subdivisions: In terms of vegetation types, the Seridó Caatinga is a transition between caatinga of fields and trees. Cariri is Caatinga with less rustic vegetation.

Carrasco, a term used to refer to different types of vegetation, corresponds to a very dense dry savanna that is found at the top of the plains and is characterized by the prevalence of woody, shrubby, highly branched hardwoods that are heavily engulfed by climbing plants. It occurs mainly in the central North Basin and in the Chapada do Araripe. On the floristic level, however, some authors consider Carrasco closer to Cerradão (or Catanduva) than Caatinga. In the sierras, which have more humidity, the Atlantic swamps arise.

Leguas in northeastern Brazil means road.

Cariri can refer to a language family,

indigenous peoples in northeastern Brazil.

Carcará (Caracara plancus) is a bird of prey of the Falconidae family. It is up to 60 cm high and its wingspan reaches 123 cm. He lives in the center and south of South America.

Pequi The Pequi, also called Pequi, Piqui, Piquiá and Pequiá, is a tree of the family Cariocaráceas, which originates from the Brazilian Cerrado. Its fruits are often used in the local kitchen. From him an oil called "Pequi oil"