Os primeiros moradores de Maringá

She arrived before the city even existed. The Guaiapó we know today was once a region covered in forest, coffee plantations, and dozens of immigrant families who helped build the history of Maringá. Alongside the Taguchi family, the Tokuda family arrived at Gleba Ribeirão Morangueiro in 1939, when the city was still in its infancy. Kazuko Fujikawa, who still lives in the region, witnessed the deforestation, the formation of coffee plantations, the birth of the first Japanese associations, the traditional undokai (sports days), the frosts that transformed the local economy, and, decades later, the urbanization that gave rise to the neighborhoods. Daughter of Mitsuzuchi Tokuda, Kazuko is one of the last living witnesses of this period and shares memories that help us understand an almost forgotten chapter in the formation of Maringá. ▶️ Watch until the end and discover what it was like to live here when the city practically didn't exist. There's history in everything we see! Follow us on social media (Maringá Histórica everywhere!): http://www.maringahistorica.com.br Become a member of this channel and get benefits:    / @maringahistorica