soil use every year to make accessible information about transformations in the Brazilian territory. The revival of cocoa in southern Bahia One of the programs created by Arapyaú, called Territorial Development in the South of Bahia, aspires to make the Cocoa Coast region an example of sustainable economy by leveraging its potential. The program, of which Leal is an enthusiast, fosters projects that strengthen the cocoa production chain and inclusive entrepreneurship, in addition to supporting local leaders to improve formal education and participative regional development. The businessman’s relationship with southern Bahia started in 2006, when he bought a plot of land in the region for moments of relaxation. Leal got involved with the local community and started to develop there one of the biggest projects of revitalization of the region’s cocoa culture. In the village of Serra Grande, in the municipality of Uruçuca, Arapyaú was born in 2008, inspired by the possibility of helping to make the struggling region a concrete example of sustainable development. Roughly 70% of the cocoa produced in Brazil comes from southern Bahia. This culture is based on an agroforestry system known as cabruca, in which the crops are planted in the shade of native Atlantic Forest trees. Strengthening the cocoa and chocolate chain is essential for local development. In 2015, Arapyaú was one of the idealizers of the Cocoa Innovation Center (CIC), the first initiative from the Science and Technology Park of Southern Bahia (PCTSul). This Center was key to including Brazil on the international list of quality cocoa producing countries. One of the institute’s initiatives consists in facilitating access to credit to the region’s small cocoa producers, through the Agribusiness Receivables Certificate (CRA), which combines market investments and philanthropic contributions. Leal’s commitment with the region and the transforming potential of cocoa made the businessman invest in a new business, the chocolate brand Dengo, founded in 2016. The company is committed to providing training to farmers in the region known as the Cocoa Coast, paying the highest rate in the market, and contributing to changing the life of each one of them. Dengo’s goal is to double the income of at least 3,000 cocoa producing families by 2030. Political activity For Leal, “you can’t change the country without politics”. In 2019, he shared his vision on the subject at an event organized by the B System, a global movement that advances corporate social and environmental