Avener Prado

Brazilian freelance photojournalist covering stories from Brazil. Born and raised in Porto Velho.

[elaizefarias @elaizefarias]

Um pescador ficou 3 dias preso na lama da seca do rio Solimões. A Amazônia novamente passa por uma estiagem intensa e uma seca severa. Em 2024, o rio desceu mais rápido do que o normal. Belmiro contou a dramática experiência ao repórter @canaldollima . https://t.co/U35QF9QNYq

[Sam Cowie @SamCowie84]

"Groups already active in gold mining, including on the Yanomami territory, have seen cassiterite, manganese & copper as valuable by-products."

Brazil’s illegal mining gangs cash in with critical energy transition minerals

Mine for @guardian
https://t.co/6UEpo2Y3Rc

[Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter]

Brazilian Nuts are the main income for the Wai Wai Indigenous people. Yet, most of the money from the sale is gained by the middlemen.

Now, they are looking to cut them off.

Grantees @SamCowie84, @avenerprado & @jor_pedroso report for @MongabayOrg.
👉https://t.co/hAHIPZi1Uq

[Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) @Rainforest_RIN]

Brazil nuts account for the main cash income, as well as the base of the cuisine and diet, for the 350 families that live in the Wai Wai Indigenous Territory.

@SamCowie84, @avenerprado & @jor_pedroso report for @MongabayOrg  👇 https://t.co/7dDtPOl7xi

[Sam Cowie @SamCowie84]

"The biggest bottleneck is being able to give the quality to the product within the territory, which is a market requirement." Our latest @MongabayLatam @pulitzercenter story on bioeconomy opportunities &challenges. With the great @jor_pedroso @avenerprado https://t.co/2fh6a9XGJP

[Sam Cowie @SamCowie84]

Shout out to @guardian for republishing our @MongabayOrg @pulitzercenter story with the great @jor_pedroso @avenerprado ‘My dream is to buy a piece of land’: the ‘outsiders’ farming at the Amazon’s last frontiers https://t.co/unJ86LXCRy

[Sam Cowie @SamCowie84]

"There was nothing when I arrived, it was all forest. We had to work a lot."

Squeezed-out Amazon smallholders seek new frontiers in Brazil’s Roraima state

Our @MongabayOrg @pulitzercenter story with the great @jor_pedroso @avenerprado https://t.co/GPj5F71cGw

[Ocean Reporting Network (ORN) @Ocean_ORN]

Drought, flooding, soil erosion, and silting along the Javaé and Formoso rivers are the result of decades of hydrological irrigation and damming projects.

@pulitzercenter #RainforestReporters @ZukerFabio and @avenerprado report for @guardian👇 https://t.co/iHfZ7GIZfD

[Ocean Reporting Network (ORN) @Ocean_ORN]

The historic drought in the Brazilian Amazon has imperiled the livelihoods of small farmers and fishermen and slowed shipments of grains and goods.

@pulitzercenter #RainforestReporters @SamCowie84, @avenerprado and @jor_pedroso report for @Bloomberg 👇 https://t.co/cucWgv42AD

[Gustavo Faleiros @gufalei]

These photos capture the historic drought gripping the Brazilian Amazon, which has imperiled the livelihoods of small farmers and fishermen and slowed shipments of food and goods https://t.co/kOceopyOnl by @SamCowie84 @avenerprado

[Sam Cowie @SamCowie84]

"In the Amazon, the river commands life."

Parched rivers, withered crops show dire impact of Amazon drought

Our @climate story with the great @jor_pedroso & @avenerprado
https://t.co/4TBpwTD5px

[naiara galarraga gortázar @naiaragg]

El Brasil costero y de las grandes capitales mira por encima del hombro al Brasil del interior, aunque crece mucho, crea empleo y gana población. Despliega su orgullo en el mayor festival de rodeo de Latinoamérica. Allí estuvimos. 📷 @avenerprado
https://t.co/Pwl06bJcka

[naiara galarraga gortázar @naiaragg]

¿Sabías que Brasil es una potencia mundial del rodeo y que el sertanejo (country local) es la música más escuchada en el país? Reflejo del poder del agro, el sector más dinámico de la economía. Mi reportaje desde el festival de Barretos 📷@avenerprado
https://t.co/Pwl06bJcka

[Agência Pública @agenciapublica]

🐮 QUANDO DESMATAR COMPENSA. Com mais de R$ 73 milhões em multas, fazendeiros frustram operação do Ibama na Amazônia que buscava retirar gado de área embargada. Decisão judicial barrou ação do órgão ambiental. https://t.co/GcxqOz3Hzy

[Avener Prado @avenerprado]

@tebinhaw ta morando em sp?

[Sam Cowie @SamCowie84]

"This modus operandi is typical in properties in the Amazon, when someone (a stooge) identifies themself as responsible for a certain property just to receive fines from environmental agencies."@clalevy_ @avenerprado https://t.co/hYB8YBX0bE

[Clarissa Levy @clalevy_]

quando desmatar compensa:

hoje contamos na @agenciapublica como ano após ano, multa após multa, um grupo de empresários que desmatou quilômetros de floresta amazônica segue com gado engordando em pastos ilegais. Mesmo com áreas embargadas e com mais de R$73 milhões em multas🧶

[Avener Prado @avenerprado]

@SamCowie84 @clalevy_ 😍

[Avener Prado @avenerprado]

@clalevy_ @agenciapublica 💚👊

[Clarissa Levy @clalevy_]

"dei a minha terra de presente, se não tava morto lá"

ribeirinhos denunciam ameaças em nova fronteira da grilagem em Rondônia. Deputado Federal é acusado de envolvimento na expulsão de famílias ⬇️

trampo com @avenerprado via @agenciapublica https://t.co/ywdSum2jfj