The story of our times told by the people who were there.
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
In December 1988 the Brazilian environmental campaigner, Chico Mendes, was shot dead by cattle ranchers. The 44-year-old leader of the rubber tappers union had become a powerful symbol of the struggle to save the Amazon. We hear from those closest to Mendes at the time of his death.
(Photo: Chico Mendes and his family. Credit: Str/AFP/Getty Images)