Abstract:This work is the result of a project named "Lenghten Life", developed since 2010 in São Benedito do Rio Preto, Maranhão, Brazil, involving the Association of Children and Friends of São Benedito and the Association of Young People of Alto Rio Preto. It is a socio-environmental action which promotes the preservation and revitalization of Rio Preto and its main tributary, Rio Mocambo, important sources of water for the population. The operation occurs in three stages: 1) 7 groups of youths performed the river cl… Show more
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