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Photo taken at Kunene Region

After getting the permission of the chief to enter a Himba homestead, I was welcomed by the contagious smile of the youngest members of the community. Both girls and boys have their hair cut short, but the the way it is arranged and the handmade jewels they wear allow to determine their sex and age
6 years ago

Photo taken at Kunene Region

The Himba are a semi-nomadic, pastoral people that lives in Northern Namibia. They survived the German genocide in the 1900s and a near extinction in the 1980s. However today the encroaching modernization of the country is threatening their ancient way of life
6 years ago

Photo taken at Ohandungu, Kunene, Namibia

The Himba homestead I visited was structured in a circle, with the house of the chief followed by the ones of his three wives and their respective children. A smaller circle in the center hosts the cattle, that grazes far away during the day and comes back by itself at dusk
6 years ago

Photo taken at Opuwo

Last week my guide and I have finally arrived in Opuwo, the last town in the Northwest of Namibia before the border with Angola. In town you can already meet Himba people in local bars and shops. Some of them only come here occasionally but an increasing majority is moving here permanently to have a more comfortable life. We spent the following days in an authentic Himba homestead in the desert north of Opuwo to observe local life. I will tell you more in the next posts
6 years ago

Photo taken at Namibia

After a long trip, with two layovers, I’ve finally arrived in Namibia and started my trip toward the North from Windhoek to Opuwo, where I will try to meet the Himba people
6 years ago

Photo taken at Pequenos Lençóis Maranhenses

Tchau Lençóis! I wish I had more time to explore this incredible landscape and get to know even better the people that inhabit it. I’m heading know to Namibia. It’s a long detour from my path through South America, but it was the only moment I could do this without risking to ran into the rainy weather
6 years ago

Photo taken at Atins – Lençóis Maranhenses

Tia Rita moved to Atins fifty years ago. She told me about a really different village, with any tourist and a simpler life based as usual on fishing activities, both in the sea and the lagoons. “Tourism changed a lot our way of life, but I don’t mind. I like having people from all around Brasil and the world coming to my pousada. Atins is still as beautiful as when I first arrived. I wouldn’t go anywhere else
6 years ago