Rubber tapper Antonio Candido tapping in a forest saved by Chico Mendes Brasil

Rubber tapper Antonio Candido standing by a large tree in a forest saved by Chico Mendes. Brasil

A rubber tapper s wooden and thatched house on stilts in a clearing in the forest. Brasil

Portrait of an elderly Seringueiro woman with a white shirt and head scarf and gold earrings. Brasil

Scene of a burnt forest after it has been cut and left to dry. Brasil firedeforestation

Portrait of a squatter armed with a shotgun sat down with torn clothing. Brasil

Miners one with a long spade at the goldmine of Fofoca where goldbearing rock is mixed with copper. Brasil

General view of the many workers at the biggest hand dug hole known as the cava digging for gold. Brasil

General view of the many workers at the biggest hand dug hole known as the cava digging for gold. Ladders resting against the rock face. Brasil

A group of workers covered in mud sat on sacks of earth at the biggest hand dug hole known as the cava digging for gold.  Brasil

Workers carrying sacks of earth up a ladder at the biggest hand dug hole known as the cava digging for gold.  Brasil

A pan of pure gold. Brasil