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Apr 2023
41m 17s

The Fight for Humanity: Chico Mendes

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He dedicated most of his life to protecting rubber trees in the Amazonian town of Xapuri, where he lived. During that time, Chico Mendes received countless death threats. But on the night of December 22nd, 1988, somebody made good on their promise. 


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