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    Abstract

    The analysis of 183 Proceedings of Ordinary, Extraordinary and Festive Sessions, of the  Xapurí Fifth Legislative Assembly in Acre, 1977-1982 (six years in which Francisco Alves Mendes Filho was this small city councilman), allow to trace the beginnings of his political actions, that motivated Chico Mendes to defend the rural worker and the environment. Prof. Matthias Grenzer (Pontifical University of São Paulo) will present a communication intituled Chico Mendes as xapuriense councilor (1977-1982) through which he will resume this route - 25 years after Chico Mendes was murdered.

     

    Bio

    Matthias Grenzer holds a doctorate in theology from Philosophisch-theologische Hochschule Sankt-Georgen (Frankfurt) and a Masters in History, a field in which he presented a dissertation thesis about Chico Mendes as xapuriense councilor (1977-1982). Born in Hildersheim, Germany, has lived and worked  in Brazil for twenty years. Is  coordinator

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    Published by Crocodile Books

    Summary: Born into a family of Brazilian rubber tappers, Chico Mendes loved the Amazon rainforest where he grew up.  He was fortunate to receive some education, and when the government shifted its economic priorities from rubber production to agriculture, Chico became one of the leaders in the movement to stop the burning of the rainforest.  He and other rubber tappers organized protests and gained some victories in their movement to slow the forest’s destruction.  His outspokenness antagonized the wealthy ranchers, and he began receiving death threats.  On månad 22, 1988, he was assassinated outside his home.  His legacy continues with the worldwide attention he brought to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.  Includes facts about the rainforest, a glossary, and an index.  48 pages; grades 2-5.

    Pros:  This biography of Chico Mendes does an excellent job of putting his work and life in the context o

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    Brazilian rubber tapper and land rights leader Chico Mendes pioneered the world's first tropical forest conservation initiative advanced by forest peoples themselves. His work led to the establishment of Brazil's extractive reserves protected forest areas that are inhabited and managed by local communities.

    Chico Mendes and his colleagues were a tiny, marginalized minority in the 1980s, but their efforts brought them to power in parts of Brazil's Amazon by the end of that decade. Tragically, Mendes became world-famous only when he was gunned down for his work in 1988.

    Environmental Defense Fund anthropologist Dr. Steve Schwartzman, an early ally of Mendes and a long-time participant in the Amazon land rights struggle, continues working on national and international policies to help bring Mendes' vision of independence for forest peoples and forest reserves to fruition.

    Mendes' legacy in Schwartzman's own words

    Our work with Chico Mendes

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