From state to state

Driving through the states of northeastern Brazil, the land unfolds in all its diversity — from endless sand dunes to sleepy rural towns. Long, wide beaches stretch out, framed by wind-blown coastal towns that once thrived on visitors. Surfers, gringos, and Brazilian holiday-goers still find their way to the shore, though the pulse of the place has quieted. Each turn of the wheel reveals a landscape rich in history and untold stories.

Sand, football, feijoarde, concrete and cachaca out of yellow plastic cups from china

Living off the road

Along the great highway cutting through northeastern Brazil, life pulses to the rhythm of the passing traffic. The road, a lifeline linking rural towns and bustling cities, carries the stories of the people who live by it — a mix of the old and the new, the simple and the complex.