The empty wilderness described as sertão in the Portuguese language is literally the confrontation between man and nature.

The spoken word, the religious devotion of the small communities isolated by the vast planes of the Brazilian sertão were the subject of Guimarães Rosa. In his masterpieces Grande Sertão; Veredas (1956) and Primeiras estórias (1962), the author captured the magical worldview and fatalistic nature of the inhabitants and their folk tales that naturally combined realistic stories with surreal elements.

The nonlinear fictional photo story Ultimas Estórias is inspired by the imaginative world of Guimarães Rosa and originated during several stays in the remote sertão of Minas Gerais and Bahia.

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