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Photos of mato grosso 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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Capybara crossing a road
Capybara crossing a road


Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)
Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)


Herd of cattle in the Amazon
Herd of cattle in the Amazon


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


Sunset over the Pantanal
Sunset over the Pantanal


Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)


Mirante do Centro Geodésico
Mirante do Centro Geodésico


Pair of Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)
Pair of Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)


Red-eyed dragonfly
Red-eyed dragonfly


Darth vader insect
Darth vader insect


Geometric patterns of deforestation
Geometric patterns of deforestation


Light brown planthopper with lime green eyes
Light brown planthopper with lime green eyes


Red flowers
Red flowers


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


Sunset over the Cuiaba river
Sunset over the Cuiaba river


Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) in flight
Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) in flight


Caiman with eyeshine
Caiman with eyeshine


Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)


Blue-eyed dragonfly
Blue-eyed dragonfly


Soy field adjacent to Amazon transition forest
Soy field adjacent to Amazon transition forest


Sundown on the Rio das Mortes
Sundown on the Rio das Mortes


Common green iguana
Common green iguana


Shield bug
Shield bug


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


Metallic green fly
Metallic green fly


Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon


Jaguar emerging from the Pantanal
Jaguar emerging from the Pantanal


Geometric patterns of deforestation
Geometric patterns of deforestation


Nightjar or Pauraque
Nightjar or Pauraque


Sunset on the Rio das Mortes
Sunset on the Rio das Mortes




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