Author: Chico Mendes
Alternate names: Mendes, Chico, d. 1988.; Francisco A. Mendes Filho; Francisco Alves Mendes Filho; Francisco Alves Mendes
Born: 1944
Died: 1988
Bio: Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes, was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader, and environmentalist. He fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the human rights of Brazilian peasants and Indigenous people. He was assassinated by a rancher on December 22, 1988.