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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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Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus


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


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


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


Fishing boat on the Cuiaba river in the Pantanal
Fishing boat on the Cuiaba river in the Pantanal


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


Red-eyed dragonfly
Red-eyed dragonfly


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


Purple flowers
Purple flowers


Black, orange, and green beetle
Black, orange, and green beetle


Cattle in the Pantanal
Cattle in the Pantanal


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


Red grass in the Pantanal
Red grass in the Pantanal


Cow in the Pantanal
Cow in the Pantanal


Giant Amazon River Otter
Giant Amazon River Otter


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


View of Cuiaba from Chapada
View of Cuiaba from Chapada


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


Pasture land in the early morning
Pasture land in the early morning


Green praying mantis with red eyes
Green praying mantis with red eyes


Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)


Bright green iguana
Bright green iguana


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


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


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


Yellow-chevroned Parakeets (Brotogeris chiriri)
Yellow-chevroned Parakeets (Brotogeris chiriri)


Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona
Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona


Several capybara swimming, including babies
Several capybara swimming, including babies


Green dragonfly
Green dragonfly


Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri)
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri)




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