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Chico Mendes was a brave and persistent rubber tapper who challenged the people and institutions responsible for the devastation of Brazil's rainforest. Chico galvanized local and international support for his work, but he enraged powerful enemies. He was assassinated in December 1988. Filmed by Miranda Smith just weeks before Chico's death, this intimate portrait of a hero is narrated by Linda Hunt. With Spanish subtitles.…...more
Chico Mendes was a brave and persistent rubber tapper who challenged the people and institutions responsible for the devastation of Brazil's rainforest. Chico galvanized local and international support for his work, but he enraged powerful enemies. He was assassinated in December 1988. Filmed by Miranda Smith just weeks before Chico's death, this intimate portrait of a hero is narrated by Linda Hunt. With Spanish subtitles.…...more