CHICO MENDES

Born December 15 1944

• Born December 18 1944

EARLY LIFE

• Dropped out of school at 9
• Worked as a rubber tapper

CONTRIBUTIONS

• Saved trees in the Amazon
• Worked for rights of workers

AMAZON

• Saved many acres of land
• Stood around trees to stop from deforestation

HOW HE SAVED THE FOREST

• He used a technique called “empate”

QUOTE

• At first I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees, then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon rainforest. Now I realize I am fighting for humanity.

ACTIVIST FOR HUMANITY

• Fought fo the jobs of many workers
• Formed the organization with the name of Rubber Tappers Union

RUBBER TAPPER’S UNION

• Rubber tappers first came to Brazil in the 1870’s
• Indigenous people had lived there for 12,000 years

DEATH

• Died a week after his 44th birthday
• Killed by two ranchers

LEGACY

• Had a city park named after him in Brazil
• It is called Parque Natural Municipal Chico Mendes

WORK CITED

• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fE-s2z44O_U
• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GzTddMd7Xz4&t=82s
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Mendes