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Photos of southern amazon 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 fields and transition forest near Chapada
Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada


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


Aerial view of extensive soy fields and legal forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon
Aerial view of extensive soy fields and legal forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon


Bright green iguana
Bright green iguana


Postman butterfly
Postman butterfly


White lichen-like insect
White lichen-like insect


Red-eyed dragonfly
Red-eyed dragonfly


Multicolored caterpillar
Multicolored caterpillar


Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes
Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes


Mirante do Centro Geodésico
Mirante do Centro Geodésico


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


Soy field abutting against Amazon transition forest
Soy field abutting against Amazon transition forest


Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus)
Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus)


Rocky cliffs at Chapada (through the fog)
Rocky cliffs at Chapada (through the fog)


Mirante do Centro Geodésico
Mirante do Centro Geodésico


Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)


Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon


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


Biting flies mating
Biting flies mating


Mirante do Centro Geodésico
Mirante do Centro Geodésico


Maroon, brown, and orange insect
Maroon, brown, and orange insect


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


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


Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Galbula ruficauda
Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Galbula ruficauda


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


Waterbirds in flight
Waterbirds in flight


Amazon river dolphin
Amazon river dolphin


Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon


Chapada dos Guimarães
Chapada dos Guimarães


Soy and forest reserves
Soy and forest reserves




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