Sebastião Salgado's Amazon Project: An Eight-Year Journey Documenting Indigenous Communities and Environmental Urgency

Over eight years, Sebastião Salgado captured the essence of the Amazon, showcasing its stunning landscapes and indigenous populations. His endeavor required extensive travel throughout various Brazilian states, in collaboration with FUNAI, which engaged with local communities and mandated ten-day quarantines. To ease the impact on these communities, Salgado employed translators and supplied necessary resources. He documented natural events with help from the Brazilian military, commending the indigenous soldiers. Salgado expressed concern over the current government's role in escalating violence, while making a distinction between younger officers and older generals. The exhibition is displayed at Sesc Pompeia in São Paulo, accompanied by a book edited by his wife, Lélia Wanick Salgado. He emphasized that 26% of the Amazon is designated for indigenous peoples and advocated for leftist-military cooperation, noting Instituto Terra's success in planting over 2 million trees.