The Island of Boa Vista is blessed with an enormous amount of clay that was once the basis of an important industry. Said to have been established by the descendants of enslaved people who were taken to the island to act as goatherds. The Fabrica de Chaves was once the dominant ceramic factory on the island. In the early 20th century, however, the industry collapsed. Once the buildings were no longer maintained they largely fell into ruins. It is said that this was, at least in part, due to the…
