A worker handles processed rubber at the Seringo factory, where all the raw material for the production of rubber footwear is made, near Castanhal city, Para state, Brazil on December 10, 2024. The recent revival of the rubber tapper trade in this impoverished northern Brazilian region has reignited a sustainable economy and provided jobs for families who once thrived during the Amazonian rubber boom, which collapsed in the late 20th century. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP) (Photo by PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty Images)