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Brasil by Sebastião Salgado — VisualArtsDB

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Brasil

Brasil

Brasil

Sebastião Salgado

1983

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 6 13/16 x 10 3/8 in. (17.3 x 26.3 cm) (image)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) has two separate blow holes. As a result, a cloud of vapor in a distinctive V-shape appears when these whales surface. Valdés Peninsula. Argentina.

The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) has two separate blow holes. As a result, a cloud of vapor in a distinctive V-shape appears when these whales surface. Valdés Peninsula. Argentina.

Sebastião Salgado, 2004

Men from several of New Guinea’s ethnic groups, cover and protect their genitals with the koteka, or penis gourd. West Papua. Indonesia.

Men from several of New Guinea’s ethnic groups, cover and protect their genitals with the koteka, or penis gourd. West Papua. Indonesia.

Sebastião Salgado, 2010

Fiery lava flows out of the crater through an underground break. Volcanic eruption of Mount Nyamulagira in May 2004. Democratic Republic of Congo.

Fiery lava flows out of the crater through an underground break. Volcanic eruption of Mount Nyamulagira in May 2004. Democratic Republic of Congo.

Sebastião Salgado, 2004

Church Gate Station, Bombay, India

Church Gate Station, Bombay, India

Sebastião Salgado, 1995

Tuna Fishing, Trapani, Sicily, Italy

Tuna Fishing, Trapani, Sicily, Italy

Sebastião Salgado, 1991

Metro Manila, the Philippines

Metro Manila, the Philippines

Sebastião Salgado, 1999

The San people make a fire by twirling a stick against a piece of hardwood, held in place by a foot or hand. Botswana.

The San people make a fire by twirling a stick against a piece of hardwood, held in place by a foot or hand. Botswana.

Sebastião Salgado, 2008

A leopard (Panthera pardus) in the Barab River Valley, Damaraland. Namibia.

A leopard (Panthera pardus) in the Barab River Valley, Damaraland. Namibia.

Sebastião Salgado, 2005

Three Coal Miners, India, from the series "Workers"

Three Coal Miners, India, from the series "Workers"

Sebastião Salgado, 1989

Marine Iguana, Galápagos, Ecuador

Marine Iguana, Galápagos, Ecuador

Sebastião Salgado, 2004

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

Coal Workers, India

Coal Workers, India

Sebastião Salgado, 1989