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The precarious future facing Brazil’s new boomtowns

Agriculture is creating fast wealth and boosting the nation’s economy. But can ‘green gold’ survive an increasingly extreme climate?

Dressed in a tailored suit, silver cufflinks and brown leather loafers, Marcelo Yamagata cuts an incongruous figure among the vast soyabean plantations and dusty dirt roads of Boa Esperança do Norte.

Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Yamagata grew up around some of the world’s most iconic beaches. But three years ago he traded them in to move more than 1,500km west to the remote town in the sweltering heart of Brazil.

“I made a bet,” says Yamagata from his notary office overlooking the main square. “This place is going to be huge one day.”

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