Deep in the Amazon in Brazil illegal villages are popping up as people flock here hoping to be the lucky one whose life is changed forever. They all come here in search of one thing; gold. The mines that litter the forest are unauthorized and dangerous but people here are desperate. The mines are also contributing to the destruction of the forest. And it isn’t just the mines, there is also the illegal logging and the burning of large areas by cowboys who need more space for their growing herds.
