Nicolien Sauerbreij in the Amazon

Nicolien Sauerbreij, Olympic snowboard medalist, visits the Amazon with Greenpeace to support the struggle of the Munduruku people. The Mundurukú people have inhabited the Sawré Muybu in the heart of the Amazon for generations. The Brazilian government plans to build a series of dams in the Tapajós River basin, which would severely threaten their way of life. The Mundurukú demand the demarcation of their territory which would ensures protection from such projects.

Unique identifier: GP0STQA9M

Type: Image

Shoot date: 30/06/2016

Locations: Amazon, Brazil, Pará, Sawré Muybu Indigenous Land, South America

Credit line: © Otávio Almeida / Greenpeace

Size: 5760px × 3840px 3MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Solar Energy Activities in the Amazon

Munduruku and Greenpeace activists install solar panels at Sawré Muybu and Dace Watpu villages, in the heart of the Amazon, to show the world that an energy free of environment destruction is possible. The Munduruku people have inhabited the Sawré Muybu Indigenous Land, in the heart of the Amazon, for generations. The Brazilian government plans to build a series of dams in the Tapajós River basin, which would severely threaten their way of life. The Munduruku demand the demarcation of their territory, which would ensure protection from such projects.

Munduruku e ativistas do Greenpeace instalam painéis solares nas aldeias Sawré Muybu e Dace Watpu, no coração da Amazônia, para mostrar ao mundo que uma energia sem destruição do ambiente é possível. O povo Munduruku habita a Terra Indígena Sawré Muybu, no coração da Amazônia, há gerações. Mas seu modo de vida está ameaçado pelos planos do governo brasileiro de construir um complexo de barragens na bacia do Rio Tapajós. Os Munduruku exigem a demarcação deste território.

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