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Brazilian food culture is marked by plurality and diversity, characterized by different production systems and food traditions in the five regions of the country - which is why we prefer to talk about Brazilian food cultures. Each state, municipality and even local communities have typical plant and animal species that are reflected in the eating habits of their populations, with a tendency towards a strong presence of more natural and varied foods. At the same time, it is increasingly noticeable that ultra-processed foods have taken over supermarket shelves and are reducing the space for grains, vegetables and fruits, which go far beyond the lettuce, tomatoes, bananas and apples produced and found on a large scale. After all, why are we not prioritizing traditional agricultural systems, capable of producing more resilient foods that are better suited to food cultures, as opposed to standardization in such a productive and diverse country? For this debate, we invited Thalita Kalix Garcia, a social scientist and researcher at the Hertie School in Berlin, as well as Victor Wallauer, who has a restaurant in São Paulo that he says sells “homecomings,” and Evelym Landim, a culinary expert and researcher who shares an ancient culinary technique with us. • CONTACT US To learn more about our work, visit our website: https://www.fsp.usp.br/sustentarea Email: [email protected] Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Or5syG Instagram: /sustentabilidade. Facebook: /sustentabilidade. LinkedIn: /sustentabilidade. YouTube: /@sustentareausp • TECHNICAL INFORMATION Comida que Sustenta is a Sustentarea production. To listen to all the episodes, follow us on Spotify, Orelo, on YouTube or visitsustentabilidade.com.br. The coordination, support for the agenda, script and research for this production were by Nadine Marques and Mariana Hase Ueta. Presentation by Pâmela Di Christine, Gabrielle Mahfuz and Katharina Cruz Editing by Lúcia Santos Felipe and soundtracks and sound design by Daniela Viana and Fernando Kuraiem Promotional materials by Clarissa Taguchi, Katharina Cruz, Gabbi Mahfuz and Lucia Santos Felipe Sustentarea is a research and extension center at USP, conceived and coordinated by Aline Martins de Carvalho, professor at the Department of Nutrition at the School of Public Health at USP.