ITAGUAÍ , Brazil - The settlers stamped out their campfires, grabbed their children and moved through the dawn light to the field behind their new encampment. They huddled around Erick Vermelho as he steeled the people for battle.
A man walks in the middle of the tents built at the First of May Refugee Camp, in Itaguai, Rio de Janeiro. June 15, 2021. Photo: Ian Cheibub for VICE World News.
A man reads the newspaper while the settlers of the First of May refugee camp wait in line for a house draw that will decide which families are going to live together. Itaguai, Rio de Janeiro. June 15, 2021. Photo: Ian Cheibub for VICE World News.
Jessica Soares poses for a portrait with her son in front of a tent at the First of May Refugee Camp in Itaguai, Rio de Janeiro. June 15, 2021. Photo: Ian Cheibub for VICE World News.
A man stands in front of tents at the First of May Refugee Camp in Itaguai, Rio de Janeiro. June 15, 2021. Photo: Ian Cheibub for VICE World News.