Chico Mendes and the Amazon Rainforest Legacy
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Vocabulary flashcards reviewing key terms, people, dates, and concepts from the transcript about Chico Mendes and the fight for the Amazon.
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Chico Mendes
A Brazilian activist born in 1944 in Acre who organized rubber tappers and Indigenous communities to protect the Amazon rainforest.
Rubber tappers
People, including Chico Mendes and his family, who made their living extracting latex from towering rubber trees in the forest.
Acre
The state in Brazil where Chico Mendes was born and where cattle ranchers and land owners opposed his movement.
Empate
A peaceful protest tactic created by Chico Mendes where men, women, and children formed human chains standing in the path of bulldozers.
December 22, 1988
The date Chico Mendes was gunned down outside his home as he prepared to celebrate Christmas with his family.
Extractive reserves
Protected areas of the Amazon rainforest covering millions of hectares, established after Chico Mendes's death based on one of his key proposals.