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A Window into Brazil’s Past

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Moises Saman A devastated section of the Atlantic Forest caused by human deforestation in the Parelheiros Prefecture on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. Parelheiros Prefecture, Sao Paulo, Brazil. August 5, 2017. © Moises Saman | Magnum Photos
Moises Saman A devastated section of the Atlantic Forest caused by human deforestation in the Parelheiros Prefecture on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. Parelheiros Prefecture, Sao Paulo, Brazil. August 5, 2017. © Moises Saman | Magnum Photos
Moises Saman Guard dogs on the grounds of a sand mine in the Borore Environmental Protection Area, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. Sand mining's destructive effect on the environment has been a factor in the det (...)
Moises Saman An indigenous Guarani man walks under the rain in the Tenonde Pora Guarani community. The Guarani indigenous community living in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest have suffered greatly from the degrada (...)
Moises Saman A farmer working on a field of planted vegetables inside the Colonia basin in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil. A round bowl-shaped depression with a diameter of about 3.6 km, was formed betwe (...)
Moises Saman An indigenous Guarani man walks under the rain in the Tenonde Pora Guarani community. The Guarani indigenous community living in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest have suffered greatly from the degrada (...)
Moises Saman A horse in a field inside the Colonia basin. Sao Paulo, Brazil. August 4, 2017. © Moises Saman | Magnum Photos
Moises Saman Crew members from a Brazilian drilling company working for a group of scientists sponsored by the BNP Paribas Foundation, at a drilling site inside the Colonia basin. The scientists were collecting (...)
Moises Saman A crew member from a Brazilian drilling company working for a group of scientists sponsored by the BNP Paribas Foundation, at a drilling site inside the Colonia basin. The scientists were collectin (...)
Moises Saman A horse on a field inside the Colonia basin. Sao Paulo, Brazil. August 4, 2017. © Moises Saman | Magnum Photos
Moises Saman Marie-Pierre Ledru, a scientist working for the French Institute of Research and Development, walks through a pristine section of Atlantic forest looking for plant samples inside the Colonia basin (...)
Moises Saman Sebastiao Verissimo, an indigenous Guarani farmer, eats soup inside a kitchen hut in a settlement located on the shores of the Billings Reservoir near Sao Paulo. The Guarani indigenous community li (...)
Moises Saman Fabio Verissimo (center), the chief of a Guarani community located on the shores of the Billings Reservoir near Sao Paulo. The Guarani indigenous community living in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest h (...)
Moises Saman Trash and debris floating on the shore of the Guara Piranga Lake on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. The Reservoir used to be a natural resource for the Guarani indigenous communities that live near the (...)
Moises Saman An indigenous Guarani young man flies a kite from an abandoned building in the Tenonde Pora Guarani community. Parelheiros Prefecture, Sao Paulo, Brazil. August 3, 2017. © Moises Saman | Magnum Photos
Moises Saman Marie-Pierre Ledru, a scientist working for the French Institute of Research and Development, walks through a pristine section of Atlantic forest looking for plant samples inside the Colonia Basin. (...)
Moises Saman Thiago, an indigenous Guarani community leader stands in a field of cut trees in the Tenonde Pora Guarani community. Parelheiros Prefecture, Sao Paulo, Brazil. August 3, 2017. © Moises Saman | Magnum Photos
Moises Saman A crew member from a Brazilian drilling company working for a group of scientists sponsored by the BNP Paribas Foundation, inside the Colonia basin. Sao Paulo, Brazil. August 2, 2017. © Moises Saman | Magnum Photos