Elaíze Farias
Born in Parintins (AM), Elaíze has indigenous origins and graduated in journalism from the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM). She has become a reference in reporting on indigenous peoples, traditional peoples and socio-environmental issues. Ten years ago, she founded Amazônia Real, together with Kátia Brasil, an independent and investigative journalism agency that produces in-depth content […]
Maial Kayapó
Maial is the granddaughter of Chief Raoni Metuktire, one of the best-known indigenous leaders in the world, and the daughter of Paulinho Paiakan, a historic leader of her people who fought for the inclusion of indigenous rights in the 1988 Constitution. She was the first Kayapó to graduate in law and launched herself into politics, […]
Txai Macedo
Antônio Batista Macêdo, also known as Txai, was born in 1952 in Acre. He was a rubber tapper before serving in the Brazilian Army. He later became an indigenist and sertanista, contributing to the demarcation of indigenous lands and the creation of extractive reserves in the region. He participated intensely in the struggle of indigenous […]
Hugo Jabini + Wanze Eduards
Wanze is a leader of the Saamaka people, a community of descendants of enslaved people in the middle of Suriname’s Amazon rainforest. Hugo, who also has roots in the forest, helped communities like Wanze’s to organize themselves to fight against human rights violations by logging companies. Together, they reached a historic decision in favor of […]
Erika Berenguer
A native of Rio de Janeiro and a researcher at the University of Oxford, Erika’s attention has been focused on the Amazon for the last 15 years, where she spends long periods in the bush, studying the behavior of forests altered by human action. Her biggest concern is human-induced fire, which alters the entire dynamics […]
Marcio Sztutman
A biologist and forest scientist with 25 years’ experience in the Amazon and other Brazilian biomes, Marcio has expertise in environmental conservation, rural development, sustainable agriculture, indigenous peoples, business development and positive impact investments. He has worked in the public, private and third sectors, in technical and leadership positions. She acts as a bridge between […]
Beto Veríssimo
Beto é fundador do Imazon, o Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia, uma usina científica focada na região que há mais de 30 anos produz pesquisa de muita qualidade sobre a imensa oportunidade de desenvolvimento que se esconde na floresta. Professor visitante da Universidade Princeton, ele dirige o Projeto Amazônia 2030, que se […]
Celdo Braga
For over 40 years, the Amazonian Celdo has been writing poetry, singing and playing about the cultural values of the Amazon, translating the beauty of this green world. With the group Raízes Caboclas, Imbaúba and now Gaponga, he has recorded more than twenty albums. He also works as a luthier, building what he calls “bioinstruments” […]
Angela Mendes
Her father’s companion in the courageous struggle to keep their traditional way of life alive, Angela bears the surname of the rubber tapper Chico Mendes, whom she lost to murder when she was a young activist of 19. Chico is a world-renowned environmental hero whose legacy lives on in the Chico Mendes Committee, an activist […]
Tom Matthews
A National Geographic explorer, climate scientist and lecturer at King’s College London, Tom is interested in the social impacts of climate change. This drives him to understand the most extreme climates on the planet. His research takes him from deadly tropical heatwaves to severe windstorms in cold-climate mountains, to mapping the limits of the Earth’s […]