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Brazil by Sebastião Salgado — VisualArtsDB

Brazil

Brazil

Sebastião Salgado

1980

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 7 in. (26.35 x 17.78 cm) (image) 11 15/16 x 9 in. (30.32 x 22.86 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Two Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) on an iceberg close to Foyn Harbour on Enterprise Island, in Errera Canal. Antarctic Peninsula.

Two Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) on an iceberg close to Foyn Harbour on Enterprise Island, in Errera Canal. Antarctic Peninsula.

Sebastião Salgado, 2005

Yacare caimans (Caiman yacare) in the Pantanal, one of the world’s largest wetlands, covering a vast area of western Brazil and spilling into Paraguay and Bolivia. Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Yacare caimans (Caiman yacare) in the Pantanal, one of the world’s largest wetlands, covering a vast area of western Brazil and spilling into Paraguay and Bolivia. Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado, 2011

Church Gate Station, Bombay, India, 1995

Church Gate Station, Bombay, India, 1995

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Coal Workers, India

Coal Workers, India

Sebastião Salgado, 1989

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Sebastião Salgado, 1983

Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galápagos. Ecuador.

Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galápagos. Ecuador.

Sebastião Salgado, 2004

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

Sebastião Salgado, 1986

The eastern part of the Brooks Range, which rises to over 9,800 feet. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska. USA.

The eastern part of the Brooks Range, which rises to over 9,800 feet. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska. USA.

Sebastião Salgado, 2009

The Zavodovski Island is home to some 750,000 couples of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) as well as a large colony of macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus). South Sandwich Islands.

The Zavodovski Island is home to some 750,000 couples of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) as well as a large colony of macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus). South Sandwich Islands.

Sebastião Salgado, 2009

Group portrait of all the Kamayura shamans. Upper Xingu, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Group portrait of all the Kamayura shamans. Upper Xingu, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado, 2006

Typically, the women in the Zo’é village of Towari Ypy use the red fruit of the urucum (Bixa orellana) to color their bodies. It is also used in cooking. Pará, Brazil.

Typically, the women in the Zo’é village of Towari Ypy use the red fruit of the urucum (Bixa orellana) to color their bodies. It is also used in cooking. Pará, Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado, 2009

The Grand Canyon viewed from National Forest, Arizona. The big mesa visible on the far side of the canyon is in Navajo territory. This photograph was taken during a localized snowstorm. USA.

The Grand Canyon viewed from National Forest, Arizona. The big mesa visible on the far side of the canyon is in Navajo territory. This photograph was taken during a localized snowstorm. USA.

Sebastião Salgado, 2010