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- Rubber soldiers (Portuguese: Soldados da borracha) were people in Brazil which were compulsorily drafted to harvest rubber in the Amazon rainforest during World War II. The "rubber soldiers" program was a consequence of the Brazil-United States Political-Military Agreement during the war, after the United States was cut off by Japan from its major supply of rubber in Malaysia. About 55,000 persons were mostly transferred from drought-stricken northeast areas and contributed to the second rubber boom in Brazil. They were enlisted into the Serviço Especial de Mobilização de Trabalhadores para a Amazônia (SEMTA; "Special Service of Mobilization of Workers for the Amazon"), with support of several other governmental organizations. Each migrant signed a contract with SEMTA which offered a small salary for the worker during their transport to the Amazon region. Upon arrival, they received a payment of 60% of the total profit which had been obtained with the rubber. The basic kit they received included basic clothing, eating equipment, a net, and a carton of Colomy cigarettes. After being recruited, the volunteers were placed in specially-built housing, under strict military watch, and then sent into the Amazon, on trips which could last two to three months. For many workers, it was a one-way journey. About 30,000 rubber workers died abandoned in the Amazon, after having exhausted their energies extracting the "white gold." They died of malaria, yellow fever, and hepatitis, and were attacked by animals such as panthers, serpents, and scorpions. The Brazilian government also did not fulfill its promise to return the "rubber soldiers" to their homes at the end of the war as heroes and with housing comparable to that of the military. (en)
- Rubbersoldaten (Portugees: soldados da borracha) waren arbeiders (maar ook hun familieleden) die door de SEMTA werden gerekruteerd, soms vrijwillig, vaak gedwongen, voor de rubberplantages in het Amazonegebied tijdens de Tweede rubberhausse. De meesten van hen kwamen uit de door droogte getroffen noordoostelijke deelstaat Ceará. Naar schatting 60.000 arbeiders werden vanaf 1942 naar het hart van de jungle getransporteerd met de belofte dat men na de oorlog weer kon terugkeren maar deze belofte werd niet nagekomen. De helft van de rubbersoldaten kwam door ziekten of aanvallen van wilde dieren en inheemse stammen om het leven en werden in de jungle achtergelaten. De rest werd aan hun lot overgelaten. Sommigen hoorden pas in 1946 dat de oorlog was afgelopen. Pas in 1988, nadat de nieuwe Braziliaanse grondwet van kracht werd, werden deze mensen als Soldaten uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog erkend, en kregen door de rechter een pensioen toegewezen, dat overigens veel kleiner was dan dat van de . (nl)
- Soldados da Borracha foram os brasileiros que entre 1943 e 1945 foram alistados e transportados para a Amazônia pelo Semta, com o objetivo de extrair borracha para os Estados Unidos da América (Acordos de Washington) na II Guerra Mundial. Estes foram os peões do Segundo Ciclo da Borracha e da expansão demográfica da Amazônia. O contingente de Soldados da Borracha é calculado em mais de 55 mil, sendo na grande maioria nordestinos. (pt)
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- Soldados da Borracha foram os brasileiros que entre 1943 e 1945 foram alistados e transportados para a Amazônia pelo Semta, com o objetivo de extrair borracha para os Estados Unidos da América (Acordos de Washington) na II Guerra Mundial. Estes foram os peões do Segundo Ciclo da Borracha e da expansão demográfica da Amazônia. O contingente de Soldados da Borracha é calculado em mais de 55 mil, sendo na grande maioria nordestinos. (pt)
- Rubber soldiers (Portuguese: Soldados da borracha) were people in Brazil which were compulsorily drafted to harvest rubber in the Amazon rainforest during World War II. The "rubber soldiers" program was a consequence of the Brazil-United States Political-Military Agreement during the war, after the United States was cut off by Japan from its major supply of rubber in Malaysia. About 55,000 persons were mostly transferred from drought-stricken northeast areas and contributed to the second rubber boom in Brazil. They were enlisted into the Serviço Especial de Mobilização de Trabalhadores para a Amazônia (SEMTA; "Special Service of Mobilization of Workers for the Amazon"), with support of several other governmental organizations. (en)
- Rubbersoldaten (Portugees: soldados da borracha) waren arbeiders (maar ook hun familieleden) die door de SEMTA werden gerekruteerd, soms vrijwillig, vaak gedwongen, voor de rubberplantages in het Amazonegebied tijdens de Tweede rubberhausse. De meesten van hen kwamen uit de door droogte getroffen noordoostelijke deelstaat Ceará. Pas in 1988, nadat de nieuwe Braziliaanse grondwet van kracht werd, werden deze mensen als Soldaten uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog erkend, en kregen door de rechter een pensioen toegewezen, dat overigens veel kleiner was dan dat van de . (nl)
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- Soldados da Borracha (pt)
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