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Below you will find a collection of photos from Brazil. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler in 2012, 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

Amazon sword plants in the Pantanal
Amazon sword plants in the Pantanal

Fury white planthopper
Fury white planthopper

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

Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) in flight
Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) in flight

Water hyacinth flowers
Water hyacinth flowers

Jabiru stork taking flight
Jabiru stork taking flight

Cattle
Cattle

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

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

Red color form of the postman butterfly
Red color form of the postman butterfly

Turquoise-headed black flying insect
Turquoise-headed black flying insect


"Hell" at Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina

Palm trees on the savanna at sunset
Palm trees on the savanna at sunset

Chafalote (Rhaphiodon vulpinus)
Chafalote (Rhaphiodon vulpinus)

Capybara
Capybara

Cerrado and pasture
Cerrado and pasture

Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture

Chapada dos Guimarães
Chapada dos Guimarães

Baby bat
Baby bat

Jabiru stork taking flight
Jabiru stork taking flight

Common Fox (Cerdocyon thous)
Common Fox (Cerdocyon thous)

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

 Plateau in Chapada
Plateau in Chapada

Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)
Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

Caiman crossing a road
Caiman crossing a road

Yellow and light green butterflies
Yellow and light green butterflies

Mother capybara with baby
Mother capybara with baby

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

Large-scale soy fields in the southern Amazon
Large-scale soy fields in the southern Amazon

Jabiru stork
Jabiru stork

Crab-eating fox
Crab-eating fox

Golden flowers
Golden flowers

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

Greenish brown frog
Greenish brown frog

Red-eyed dragonfly
Red-eyed dragonfly

Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) [juvenile]
Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) [juvenile]

Sunset over the Pantanal
Sunset over the Pantanal

Soy and forest in the Amazon
Soy and forest in the Amazon

Butterfly peeking over a leaf
Butterfly peeking over a leaf

White flower
White flower

Southern Caracara, Caracara plancus
Southern Caracara, Caracara plancus

Forst clearing for soy
Forst clearing for soy

Yellow, white, and black moth
Yellow, white, and black moth

Night-blooming cactus flower
Night-blooming cactus flower

Red-eyed dragonfly
Red-eyed dragonfly

Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Sunset over the Pantanal
Sunset over the Pantanal

Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight
Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight

Storm approaching over the Pantanal
Storm approaching over the Pantanal

Cow in the Pantanal
Cow in the Pantanal





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