Sugar! Sugar cane is grown in many parts of Brazil. It is a stalk with leaves. The juice is squeezed out. The water is evaporated, and sugar is left behind.
Sugar has been a very important crop in Brazil. It is sold to other countries. Slaves were brought from Africa from 1550 to 1850 to grow sugar cane. Their lives were very hard.
This man, Josef, is cutting it with a machete. He always has a machete with him. He uses it for cutting food and cutting jungle vines when he is walking through the jungle. His machete is more important to him than shoes!