About
For this project I will travel to various Xingu communities most affected by the BeloMonte project, in order to document these communities' resistance to the dam's construction. I will spend approximately two months in the region examining the social, cultural, and linguistic impacts of the BelloMonte project on this community. I am especially interested in documenting the marginalization the Xingu have suffered as an indigenous population in a growing Brazilian economy.
What does it say about the democratic system when the national economic interests are valued over the cultural, social and linguistic identies of a nation's various internal communities? What is the lived experience of marginalization in a modern democracy?
As the Brazilian economy continues to grow and Brazil as a nation takes a more prominent role in the international community, the construction of the BeloMonte dam is of critical importance for this growth. For increased industrialization there is pressing need for access to cheap, national energy. The Brazilian government views the construction of BeloMonte as a national interest, and as such the government argues the needs of the nation trump the individual interests of marginalized communities- irrespective of these communities' cultural and historic importance in Brazil.
Photo above: Environmentalists and indigenous protest against the construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric. Sao Paulo, Brazil. To see more click here. © Anderson Barbosa
What are the funds for?
Your funding will make it possible!
It includes the Flight from Sao Paulo as the travel expenses in the region. Traveling to amazonian regions in the time of heavy and constant rain is difficult. When the roads remain impassable the only option are small boats. The humidity will possibly affect my photographic equipment what will need maintenance.
Transportation: €1,000.00
Fixer: €250.00
Housing/Lodging (two months): €400.00
Food (two months): €250.00
Equipment & Maintenance: €300.00
About the project owner
My name is Anderson Barbosa.
I am a documentary photographer based out of Sao Paolo, Brazil. Over the course of many years I have documented various different Brazilian social and political movements. My work documenting the urban branch of the rural MST squatter's movement is perhaps the best example of my capacity as a documentary photographer.
See thereto the links "Vida sem teto" (Roofless live) http://vidassemteto.wordpress.com/ or http://andersonbarbosafotojornalista.blogspot.com/
Below a picture of me.
Since Summer 2011 i am joining the Fractures Photo Collective together with three other professional freelance photographers.
The collective was created with the belief that photography can be an effective tool in confronting systems of oppression and exploitation. Through visually documenting individual struggles against social injustice, economic profiteering, and environmental degradation, we hope to raise public awareness about these issues and thereby contribute to a broader societal debate.
Check out the homepage to see our works. Fracturesphoto.com
Get in touch with us over Facebook.
Here a few examples of my work:
Roofless lives. © Anderson Barbosa
Eviction in Sao Paulo. © Anderson Barbosa
An afternoon of rain in the Avenue 9 of July. © Anderson Barbosa
News
The April 12, 2012, 12:52 p.m.
A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS and ULULE
The April 1, 2012, 8:13 p.m.
Strikes stop construction
The Feb. 14, 2012, 8:18 p.m.
Stop the Belo Monte Monster Dam!
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