Sugarcane social-environmental management and brown sugar production in Varginha, community in Santo Antônio de Leverger, MT, Brazil

Abstract:

The objective was to fi nd the social and environmental management of sugarcane and brown sugar production in the riverside community of Varginha, in Santo Antônio de Leverger, MT, Brazil. We used semi-structured interviews with open questions and direct observation for the descriptive treatment. In the only remaining mill on site, four brothers work in consortium using the knowledge they have learned from their ancestors.

Key words:
riverside culture; mills of cane sugar; brown sugar production