Copernicia Alba
The Pantanal · Adaptability · Flow
In the ever-shifting floodplains of Brazil’s Pantanal biome, where sky meets water and the seasons move like breath, stands the Copernicia alba — known as the Carandá palm. Slender and serene, it rises through cycles of wet and dry, offering a living lesson in balance, resilience, and grace through change.
Botanical Essence
Copernicia alba is a tall, elegant palm native to the wetlands of the Pantanal. Its fan-shaped leaves shimmer in the sunlight, and its roots thrive in soil that alternates between submerged and parched. This ability to adapt to extremes makes it a cornerstone of one of the world’s richest ecosystems.
Its wood, leaves, and fibers are traditionally used for building and crafting, making it not only ecologically vital, but culturally meaningful.
Ancestral Wisdom
To Indigenous communities of the region, the Carandá is a symbol of fluid strength — a tree that does not resist the water, but rises with it. It teaches that life is not fixed, but rhythmic. That to grow, we must stand steady and bend freely, rooted in presence yet open to transformation.
Carandá’s spirit invites us to move with change, not fear it — to trust the wisdom of the tides and the healing held in surrender.
“I stand where waters rise and fall — trust the rhythm that shapes you.”
In times of uncertainty, Copernicia alba offers a sacred reminder: healing is not always stillness — it can be movement, breath, a return to flow. As part of the Seis Collection, this palm embodies the Pantanal’s watery wisdom, encouraging us to meet life as it comes — not with resistance, but with quiet strength and open heart.