Chico Mendes
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
S 23° 35.045 W 046° 39.618
23K E 330574 N 7390837
Mendes was a Brazilian rubber tapper, unionist and environmental activist. He fought to stop the logging of the Amazon Rainforest, and founded a national union of rubber tappers. He was murdered in 1988.
Waymark Code: WM174M
Location: Brazil
Date Posted: 02/07/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member skrabut
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The statues lies by the planetarium in Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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