Cerrado root-healers' craft may become cultural heritage

On June 10, at 2 p.m., during the 113th Meeting of the Consultative Council for Cultural Heritage, Iphan may take a historic step: recognizing the Craft of Raizeiras and Raizeiros do Cerrado as cultural heritage of Brazil.

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Caíque Nucci

Words by Caíque Nucci

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On June 10, at 2 p.m., Iphan may take a historic step: recognizing, during the 113th Meeting of the Consultative Council for Cultural Heritage, the Craft of Raizeiras and Raizeiros do Cerrado as cultural heritage of Brazil. If approved, the practice will be inscribed in the Book of Registration of Knowledge.

The craft is practiced across a vast stretch of Brazilian territory, spanning Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Bahia, Maranhão and Piauí, as well as the Federal District. It is carried out by bearers of traditional knowledge who master the complete healing cycle, from botanical identification to the preparation of home remedies.

More than a title, the recognition reinforces the value of the Cerrado's plant knowledge and communities as living heritage of Brazilian culture.

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Caíque Nucci

Caíque Nucci is the founder, CEO and editorial director of Complete Magazine, a platform operating at the intersection of fashion, culture, technology and design in Latin America. He also leads Complete Studio, the company's immersive technology consultancy arm, with clients including L'Oréal, Renner, Kérastase, Ricardo Almeida, WeWork and Camicado. Recognised by MIT Technology Review as one of the MIT Innovators Under 35 Brazil 2025 in the Arts category, and a GIST Global Fellow of the United States Department of State, he went through the Georgia Institute of Technology's acceleration and incubation programme, within GIST, and is a guest professor of Communication and Digital Media in Senac's postgraduate programme in Strategic Fashion Business Management. He also works as a business and startups consultant in a national acceleration programme run by Sebrae for Startups. He is also a mentor at Abstartups, the Brazilian Startups Association, where he supports founders on positioning, go to market and immersive and AI driven product strategy.

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