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Photos of aerial in Brazil) [updated 2009-04-20]


Below you will find a collection of photos from Brazil. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler in 2009, 2007, and 1999. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.


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Riparian forest and soy
Riparian forest and soy


Soy and forest in the Amazon
Soy and forest in the Amazon


Agricultural clearing and forest reserves in the southern Amazon
Agricultural clearing and forest reserves in the southern Amazon


Aerial view of new cerrado/transition forest clearing
Aerial view of new cerrado/transition forest clearing


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon


Water catchments for cattle in the Xingu watershed
Water catchments for cattle in the Xingu watershed


Airplane view of the Pantanal
Airplane view of the Pantanal


Newly tilled land and forest in the Amazon
Newly tilled land and forest in the Amazon


Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes at high level
Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes at high level


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture


Legal forest reserve on a large-scale soy farm in the Brazilian Amazon
Legal forest reserve on a large-scale soy farm in the Brazilian Amazon


Storm over the Amazon's agricultural landscape
Storm over the Amazon's agricultural landscape


Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes
Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes


Cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon
Cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture


Geometric patterns of deforestation
Geometric patterns of deforestation


Aerial picture of favelas of Sao Paulo
Aerial picture of favelas of Sao Paulo


Airplane view of land cleared in the Amazon for agriculture
Airplane view of land cleared in the Amazon for agriculture


Heavily degraded forest
Heavily degraded forest


Industrial tree plantation in Brazil
Industrial tree plantation in Brazil


Soy and Amazon forest in Brazil
Soy and Amazon forest in Brazil


Storm clouds over the agricultural frontier in the Amazon
Storm clouds over the agricultural frontier in the Amazon


Flooded savanna along the Rio das Mortes, this area is increasing subject to fire
Flooded savanna along the Rio das Mortes, this area is increasing subject to fire


Solitary tree in the middle of a soy field
Solitary tree in the middle of a soy field


Cattle pasture and degraded forest
Cattle pasture and degraded forest


Tractors cleaing the cerrado in Brazil
Tractors cleaing the cerrado in Brazil


Legal forest reserve that has been burned and logged by squatters
Legal forest reserve that has been burned and logged by squatters


Land use change in the southern Amazon
Land use change in the southern Amazon


Rio das Mortes and the surrounding flooded grassland and gallery forest
Rio das Mortes and the surrounding flooded grassland and gallery forest


Agricultural clearing and forest reserves in the southern Amazon
Agricultural clearing and forest reserves in the southern Amazon




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