Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Chico Mendes
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Chico Mendes
Related Questions
Read Next
A large school of mano (sharks) called Galapagos sharks at Maro Reef in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)a worldwide species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae.
Saving Sharks in the 2020s
Bald eagle in flight.
What Makes a Species Endangered?
A handout photo made available by Greenpeace Brazil showing smoke rising from the fire at the Amazon forest in Novo Progresso in the state of Para, Brazil, August 23, 2019.
What Happens to Earth If the Amazon Rainforest Is Completely Burned?
Majestic sequoias in Sequoia National Park. (trees; sunlight; forest; conifers; sequoia tree)
Saving the World’s Largest Trees
Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species
Discover
World map. Continents. Oceans. Mendel thumb ok
Just How Many Oceans Are There?
World Data Locator Map: Australia
Is Australia an Island?
Statue of Liberty in front of the skyline of Manhattan, New York City, New York.
Who Was the Woman Behind the Statue of Liberty?
Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution
The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
Panoramic view at sunrise of moai, Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile
6 Lost Civilizations
An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Chico Mendes: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Chico-Mendes
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Francisco Alves Mendes, Jr.
Born December 15, 1944 • Brazil
Died December 22, 1988 (aged 44) • Brazil

Photos

Chico Mendes
See All Images →
Paul Watson.
Paul Watson
Canadian environmental activist
David Suzuki
David Suzuki
Canadian scientist, television personality, author, and activist
Luisa Moreno
Guatemalan-born labor organizer and civil rights activist
A. Philip Randolph
A. Philip Randolph
American civil-rights activist
Julia Butterfly Hill
Julia Butterfly Hill
American activist
Anil Kumar Agarwal
Indian journalist and scholar
Theodore Bikel
Austrian-born actor. singer, and political activist
Mildred Loving
American civil rights activist
Jack Patten
Australian Aboriginal leader
W. A. Boyle
American labor leader
David Beck
American labor leader
Albert Shanker
American labor leader
Mo Udall
American politician
Leonora O’Reilly
American labor leader and reformer
Beatrice Webb
British economist
Leonard Woodcock
American labor leader and diplomat
Sidney Webb
British economist
Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
American clergyman
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader
Nicolás Maduro
Nicolás Maduro
president of Venezuela