All the images were made in the region of Poconé, a small city
100 km from Cuiabá,
capital of Mato Grosso State, Brazil
that is the access to the Transpantaneira Road.
Couple of Hyacinthine Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) -
largest parrot in the World - north of Pantanal, Poconé
Giant River Otter ( Pteronura brasiliensis)
North of Pantanal, Bento Gomes River, Poconé
Black Howler Monkey
( Alouatta caraya ) - north of Pantanal, Poconé
Brazilian Caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare),
north of Pantanal, Poconé
Sunset by the Cuiabá River -north of Pantanal, (Jofre Harbor), Poconé - Mato Grosso State
The largest water lily in the World, the Vitória Régia (Victoria amazonica) ,
can be seen in the North Pantanal. It is known as "the queen of the lakes",
whose name was coined as a tribute to Queen Victoria of England.
Flock of Wood Storks ( Mycteria americana ) and Great Common Egrets (Casmerodius albus).
The Pantanal has the largest density of fauna in the Americas and more than 650 different species of birds.
Bromelias, like the "Caraguatá" (indian word to "thick leaf with thorns") and all the vegetation in
Pantanal is adapted to survive in different conditions. The area has two distinct seasons
(dry and flooded), both with amazing opportunities to see wild life.
The Toco Toucan ( Ramphastus toco ) is the largest Toucan in Brazil ,
up to 21 inches long. It can be found in small groups and sometimes can be seen in pairs.
It eats fruits, insects, small mammals and chicks that they take from nests.
I am currently studying conservation Biology at Columbia University in New York , a fertile city for artists, a place with endless possibilities and where I am getting in contact with a universe of photographers and their lenses. The idea and the pleasure of photography got in to my life almost naturally. And I feel honored to show these images to you.
Since I was a kid, my curiosity for the unknown, for the green and for the animals, has always led me to readings, to my studies and to outdoor activities. While studying Biology in Ribeirão Preto , Brazil , I became a dive master and worked in a scuba school for almost four years. This job kept me traveling and discovering the Brazilian Coast during my years at the university.
In 1995, I moved to Pantanal, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, where I worked for four years - I got fully involved with Ecotourism and, as a result, with Nature Photography.
In 1999, along with two of my best friends, I rode almost 5000 kilometers of the Brazilian Coast , in the project "Pantanal goes to the Beach". Between the cities of Vitória and São Luís do Maranhão, the project publicized the culture and beauties of the Pantanal to the Brazilians who live by the coast, through exhibits, lectures and workshops at universities, resorts, bed and breakfasts and hotels.
Besides six months of pure adventure, we produced large image bank of the Brazilian Coast .
After the trip, I worked as a Biologist and Ecotourism manager in Bonito, also in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. Following that experience, I was invited to work with one of the greatest Brazilian nature photographers and videomaker, where I got involved in television productions and specialized documentaries.
Back to Pantanal in 2002, I worked for a year as a consultant for the region's potentialities in Ecotourism and its connections to the sustainable development and maintenance of Biodiversity in the north of Pantanal.
I hope that from each image, from each detail, from each feeling that nature brings to us, we can feel that we are part of something bigger and really dense.
Something that needs
to be respected, understood and preserved. Our future depends on that.
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