Proibido Nascer no Paraíso

For 17 years, women from Fernando de Noronha-PE have been forced to leave home to have their babies. The film follows the saga of three pregnant women from traditional families from pregnancy to childbirth.
Pregnant women from the paradise island of Fernando de Noronha, 360km off the Brazilian coast, are separated from their families and workplaces and sent to the mainland 12 weeks before giving birth. Pressure is brought upon those who resist. Their babies are not made welcome in their forebears’ lands. Without any reasonable explanation, the government has been denying the right of permanent residence to children of native people. Meanwhile, tourism is attracting more and more celebrities and outside investors to the island.