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Photos of agriculture 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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Soy and Amazon forest in Brazil
Soy and Amazon forest in Brazil


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


Soy and a legal forest reserve
Soy and a legal forest reserve


Legal forest reserves and large-scale soy farms
Legal forest reserves and large-scale soy farms


Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada
Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture


Soy and a legal forest reserve
Soy and a legal forest reserve


Small dam in the Xingu watershed
Small dam in the Xingu watershed


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


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


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


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


Large-scale soy in the Amazon
Large-scale soy in the Amazon


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


Edge of a forest reserve bordered by agricutural land in the Brazilian Amazon
Edge of a forest reserve bordered by agricutural land in the Brazilian Amazon


Cerrado and transition forest
Cerrado and transition forest


Matrix of soy fields, forest reserves, and cattle pasture in the Brazilian Amazon
Matrix of soy fields, forest reserves, and cattle pasture in the Brazilian Amazon


Soy field abutting against tropical forest
Soy field abutting against tropical forest


Large-scale soy fields in the southern Amazon
Large-scale soy fields in the southern Amazon


Soy fields in the Amazon
Soy fields in the Amazon


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


Soy field adjacent to tropical forest
Soy field adjacent to tropical forest


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


Cerrado, transition forest, and pasture
Cerrado, transition forest, and pasture


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


Lone Brazil nut tree left standing in a deforested area
Lone Brazil nut tree left standing in a deforested area


Forest degradation in the Amazon
Forest degradation in the Amazon


Soy and forest reserves
Soy and forest reserves


Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy
Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy


Forest damaged by flooding from a small dam established to provide a water supply for cattle'
Forest damaged by flooding from a small dam established to provide a water supply for cattle'




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