FrutaSã is a fruit pulp factory owned by indigenous associations and operated by the local smallholders. Fruit is bought from a wide variety of suppliers and transformed into pulp for juice at the factory. This helps generate income for the traditional populations living in the area, which provides an alternative to giving in to the pressure of the expanding agricultural frontier and subsequent deforestation. The current project seeks to help FrutaSã increase its volume of production and fruit processing. The municipality of Carolina, state of Maranhão, has many Timbira Indians and various smallholders inhabiting its surroundings, and the consolidation of the FrutaSã factory depends on an increase in the volume of production.