Marcio Pimenta | Photographer

By Marcio Pimenta — The traditional French magazine Society has published on its cover a photo of my work on the Amazon fires. "In the heart of the Amazon" is the highlight of the magazine.

By Marcio Pimenta — CNN will host a discussion of the climate crisis on September 4 with 10 Democratic candidates for the US presidential race. To promote the event, CNN selected the work of 10 photographers who show that the topic is urgent. " Stress Nexus ", my authorial project, was one of the chosen for reflection. I am honored that this work - in progress - has been chosen to be alongside...

By Marcio Pimenta — Tha Amazon rainforest in fire. My latest work about climate change. For El País Brazil with support by the Rainforest Journalist Fund, in association with the Pulitzer Center.        Galeria de fotos: Um sobrevoo pela Amazônia que arde             Neste sábado, o EL PAÍS sobrevoou áreas do Acre e do sul...

By Marcio Pimenta — In the last three weeks I have been traveling through the Amazon in part of the Brazilian territory. This trip is part of my project "Stress Nexus", which aims to document the relationship of man to geographic space. One of the photos I took was published by actor Leonardo DiCaprio in his personal account on Instagram. The image and subtitle show that deforestation in Brazil is...

By Marcio Pimenta — Brazil is experiencing a delicate moment and sees its democracy being threatened by a far-right government. The newspaper El País highlighted last Sunday my work with the reporter Joana Oliveira on children who were kidnapped by military families in the years of the dictatorship for forced adoption. The fate of the original families of these people is unknown....

By Marcio Pimenta — Actor Leonardo DiCaprio highlights in his Instagram my project on climate change, "Stress Nexus".     Leonardo DiCaprio on Instagram: “#Regram #RG @everydayclimatechange: Photo by Marcio Pimenta @marpimenta for @everydayclimatechange Misol Morales (7 years old) plays the…” 231.1k Likes, 1,169 Comments - Leonardo DiCaprio (@leonardodicaprio) on...

By Marcio Pimenta — My latest work about climate change, in Peru, Amazonas was featured in National Geographic . Thanks in particular to the Pulitzer Center for their full support to cover this story.        First Autonomous Nation in the Amazon, Wampis Face Climate Change            In Peru, 15,000 Indigenous Wampis have declared autonomy from the central...

By Marcio Pimenta —   I'm pleased to share my latest work for The Wall Street Journal :   The Rush of Bodysurfing in Rio: A Traveler’s Guide The steeliest surfers in Rio de Janeiro forgo the board. To follow suit, don a pair of fins and jump in head first.