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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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Lone tree standing in a sea of soy
Lone tree standing in a sea of soy


Mosiac of forest, pasture, and cerrado seen from Chapada overlook
Mosiac of forest, pasture, and cerrado seen from Chapada overlook


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


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


Forest degradation in the Amazon
Forest degradation in the Amazon


Soy and forest fragments: the new landscape of the southern Amazon
Soy and forest fragments: the new landscape of the southern Amazon


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


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


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


Combine in the Brazilian Amazon
Combine in the Brazilian Amazon


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


Extensive soy fields in the Brazilian Amazon
Extensive soy fields in the Brazilian Amazon


Pasture and degraded forest
Pasture and degraded forest


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


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


Soy and Amazon transition forest
Soy and Amazon transition forest


Colonists in the Amazon
Colonists in the Amazon


Forest degraded by fire in the Brazilian Amazon
Forest degraded by fire in the Brazilian Amazon


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


Cleared forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Cleared forest in the Brazilian Amazon


Palm forest and pasture
Palm forest and pasture


Soy and industrial tree plantations in Brazil
Soy and industrial tree plantations in Brazil


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


Forest landscape altered by soy and beef production
Forest landscape altered by soy and beef production


Scarred landscape in the Brazilian Amazon
Scarred landscape in the Brazilian Amazon


Newly cleared section of Amazon forest
Newly cleared section of Amazon forest


Forest degradation in the Amazon
Forest degradation in the Amazon


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


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


Sprinkler system for agriculture
Sprinkler system for agriculture




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