Deep in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, sex is traded for gold dug straight from the earth.

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The lives of women here are shaped by the illegal gold mines, and the brothels that spring up alongside them. For some they are a source of survival; for others a source of suffering.

The area occupied by mining in Brazil has more than doubled in the last decade, with much of the gold ending up in the EU, North America and countries around the world.

But the UN warns this expansion is exposing women to violence, sexual exploitation and trafficking.

BBC 100 Women and BBC Brasil gained rare access to the hidden lives of some of the women risking the danger of the mines for their dream a better future.

00:00 Intro
01:20 A gold miner describes life at the mines deep in the rainforest
02:40 Mum of seven Dayane has worked at the gold mines since she was 12
04:48 Dayane reveals she had to turn to sex work to pay a debt
05:33 Brothel owner Natalia shows the house she bought with the gold she earned
07:17 Sex worker Luanna and her friend discuss the risks of violence
09:05 Raiele was murdered in a gold mining village after refusing a man money for sex
11:35 Dayane describes the violence she has experienced doing sex work at the gold mines
13:06 Natalia discusses with her hairdresser the money some women make doing sex work
15:28 Dayane considers going back to the gold mines one last time
17:33 Natalia reflects on the criticisms of her life as a brothel owner, and says she wants to stop
18:02 Luanna goes to visit Raiele’s family, six month after her murder
20:37 In the rainforest, Dayane reflects on her decision to keep trying her luck at the mines
20:34 End titles and credits

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