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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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Plateau in Chapada
Plateau in Chapada


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


Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)


Cattle pasture and a legal forest reserve
Cattle pasture and a legal forest reserve


Scrubby cerrado forest
Scrubby cerrado forest


Water Turkey (Anhinga anhinga)
Water Turkey (Anhinga anhinga)


Maroon-pink plant with black and green berries
Maroon-pink plant with black and green berries


White mushroom
White mushroom


Green moth
Green moth


Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips
Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips


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


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


Forested cliffs at Chapada
Forested cliffs at Chapada


Yellow flowers
Yellow flowers


Grass and forest islands in the Pantanal
Grass and forest islands in the Pantanal


Maroon-eyed dragonfly
Maroon-eyed dragonfly


Fury white planthopper
Fury white planthopper


Deforested plain in the Amazon, now used for cattle
Deforested plain in the Amazon, now used for cattle


Mother capybara with baby
Mother capybara with baby


Mother capybara with baby
Mother capybara with baby


Waterfall at Chapada (through the mist)
Waterfall at Chapada (through the mist)


Sunset over the Pantanal
Sunset over the Pantanal


Sunset over the Pantanal
Sunset over the Pantanal


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


Brown cricket
Brown cricket


Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), cattle, and terminte mounds in the Pantanal
Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), cattle, and terminte mounds in the Pantanal


Capybaras
Capybaras


Island of forest in a season of soy agriculture
Island of forest in a season of soy agriculture


Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (blue form)
Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (blue form)


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




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