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


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


Giant Amazon River Otter
Giant Amazon River Otter


View of Cuiaba from Chapada
View of Cuiaba from Chapada


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


Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona
Amazon Kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona


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


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


Giant Amazon River Otter
Giant Amazon River Otter


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


Mirante do Centro Geodésico
Mirante do Centro Geodésico


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


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


Mirante do Centro Geodésico
Mirante do Centro Geodésico


Dark red insect
Dark red insect


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


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


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


Combine in the Brazilian Amazon
Combine in the Brazilian Amazon


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


Giant cockroach
Giant cockroach


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




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