Natives of São Paulo, married and partners in the adventure to capture a new angle in international journalism, they are here at the WSF's Che Guevara Health and Culture Space at the Youth Camp to exhibit their latest work: 17 photos under the theme "Health, Militarisation and Insecurity: A Portrait of Africa, Asia and Latin America".

The exhibit reveals their perspective on Angola, Kashmir (on the Indian side) and Colombia. In these countries they focussed on the work of the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders, as well as the HALO Trust's efforts to clean up fields of landmines.

Brazilian National Team

With respect to their experiences in these countries, the photojournalists say that insecurity is always a big issue, but the fact that they are Brazilians has served them well: "The jersey of the Brazilian national football team was our insurance in some places in those countries," laughed Sousa.

These trips are personal projects, he explains, but often have the support of institutions like the International Committee of the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières). "Normally we decide we are going and we handle all of our expenses, then later try to sell the material," said Sá. "The hard part is connecting, because few communications organisations are interested in presenting our Brazilian viewpoint."

This happens, the couple says, because the vast majority of international news agencies are covering conflicts, but with a unilateral approach, focused largely on U.S. interests. "One example is the conflict between India and Pakistan, over the occupation of Kashmir. No one knows, for example, that there are 13 separatist parties there that don't want any occupation at all," said Sá. "But everyone is very well informed about the war in Iraq, which interests the United States."

About the role that the WSF can play in resolving problems like the ones they have seen up close, Sousa and Sá agreed that debate is essential, but that some important issues are being left on the sidelines. "Unfortunately, the Kashmir question is not even being talked about," said Sousa.

For their next project, the couple intends to return to Kashmir, but this time from the Pakistan side. And after that they want to show the world a little-known side of Latin America: the one that is filled with landmines – Colombia.