The authors thank God for gathering people so special and all those who contri-
buted to this work, and among them:
Our family, for understanding our dedication during this process.
Mr. Helton Joshua Theodore Muniz, for information on plants, available on his
website http: http://www.colecionandofrutas.org.
The botanist professor Dr. Marcos Eduardo Guerra Sobral, of the Federal Univer-
sity of São João del-Rey, for his help on taxonomy.
Mr. Sidnei de Souza, Director of Informatics of the Reference Center on Environ-
mental Information, for the information provided on the printed pictures of “Flora Brasi-
liensis”.
Graphic Design academics Hanna Mussi Dias and Leonardo Fagundes Benevi-
des, for the recovery and improvement of botanical illustrations.
The organizers of the book “Green and Blue: childhood by the sea”, Fernanda
Pacheco da Silva Huguenin, Helvia Pereira Pinto Bastos and Rita Maria de Abreu Maia
for giving to “Letter to Judith,” a real preciousness, and especially for Helvia, for lending
us their family albums.
The authors of the “Letters to the Restinga”, who shared their memories in a very
personal way.
The Forest Engineer Péricles Bondim Sátyro and the Prumo Logística SA Fo-
rest Nursery manager, João Vitor Rodrigues Gomes, for accompanying us, and providing
some pictures and knowledge about the Restinga species.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS