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View of the town of Beade (O Ribeiro) during the fire of August 16, 2025. (Photo: Brais Lorenzo)

The Harvest That Overcame the Fire

The smaller-than-expected impact of the fires on the vineyards was the result of a firebreak effect and a commitment to a life connected with nature.

De la siega a la trilla

From Harvest to Threshing

We trace a map where wheat and rye symbolize renewal.

The herds are led towards the town of Sabucedo during “A Baixa”, which is how the meeting and descent of the “bestas” towards Sabucedo, A Estrada (Tabeiros-Terra de Montes) is known. (Photo: Brais Lorenzo)

Rapa, in Wild Company

The communities of the Groba or Sabucedo mountains take charge of the ‘curros’ to preserve the wild horse and biodiversity in Galicia.

Remedios Cabanelas, centenary of Puxedo, Lobios (Baixa Limia). (Photo: Brais Lorenzo)

Centenarian Lives: A Possible Explanation from Rural Areas

The population of centenarians in Galicia has quadrupled since the beginning of the 21st century, and it continues to grow every year.

Un cabalo salvaxe ante os aeroxeradores dun parque eólico en Muras (A Mariña), onde viven 600 veciñas e veciños e é o concello que máis aeroxeradores ten de toda Galiza. (Foto: Brais Lorenzo)

The countryside swept by the wind and a wind energy plan up in the air

The case of Muras illustrates the complex idiosyncrasies arising from the coexistence of rural populations and wind farms.

Entroido, moito máis que un carnaval

Entroido, much more than a carnival

Against the widespread notion of Entroido as a massive festival, Galician villages assert its deeper meaning.

O rural das invisibles: un legado de avoas a netas

The invisible countryside: A legacy from grandmothers to granddaughters

Women are the protagonists of a rural world that is beginning to be recognized as a space essentially sustained by femininity.

As mans que creban desmemoria

Hands that break the forgetfulness

The breath of traditional trades in Galician villages is fading. Two women represent the hope for the legacy of an entire people.

Defender o territorio: A loita viva contra Altri

Defending the territory: The ongoing fight against Altri

Twenty independent groups join forces under the guidance of the Ulloa Viva Platform.

O baleiro que arde: un territorio a mercé do lume

The burning void: a territory at the mercy of fire

It happens every year. Fire besieges the village with unprecedented voracity. Without people, the void can also become a powder keg.

Búscanse ramistas. A festa no rural non ten quen a organice

Looking for ‘ramistas’. The countryside festivities lack organizers

The loss of inhabitants in Carballeda has consequences. One of them is that it’s increasingly difficult to find successors to organize the celebrations.

O grande esmorecemento: últimas bafaradas dunha forma de habitar o rural

The Great Decline: Last Breaths of a Way of Living in the Countryside

Galicia is witnessing the accelerated disappearance of a rural way of life that persisted for millennia.

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