Sônia Guajajara grew up in a small Indigenous village in the Amazon where generations of people cared for the land. Sônia witnessed the impact of deforestation on her beautiful home and decided to venture out of her village to answer her call to service. Sônia has since become a Champion of the Earth, an advocate for women, and  Brazil’s first minister for Indigenous peoples. Listen in to learn more about Sônia Guajajara, a voice for the people and the land of the Amazon.

This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.

This episode was narrated by Alexis Garcia. This story was produced, written, and fact-checked by Danielle Roth. Sound design and mixing by Carter Woghan. 

Haley Dapkus was our editor and director. Arianna Griffiths was our intern. Our executive producers were Joy Smith, Anjelika Temple, and Jes Wolfe.

Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi.

A special thanks to the whole Rebel Girls team, who make this podcast possible! Until next time, staaaay rebel!