Press
Interviews, reports and videos about the photographer's work, from 2006 to 2026.
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Interviews and reports
2026
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Araquém de Alcântara faz crônica visual da beleza e da devastação do Brasil (opens in a new tab)
By Nahima Maciel
The STJ hosts the exhibition and the launch of the book 50 anos de fotografia, which follows more than five decades of records of Brazilian nature and its degradation.
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STJ recebe mostra de Araquém Alcântara sobre paisagens e povos do Brasil (opens in a new tab)
The Espaço Cultural do STJ, in Brasília, opens the exhibition with landscapes, biodiversity and the relationship between people and the environment.
2025
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CAPTEI: Fotógrafo Araquém Alcântara lança exposição “Crônicas da Beleza e do Horror” no MFF (opens in a new tab)
By Jeritza Gurgel
The Museu da Fotografia Fortaleza opens an exhibition of 76 photographs, curated by Diógenes Moura, that sets natural landscapes against environmental damage.
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Museu da Fotografia Fortaleza recebe a exposição “Crônicas da Beleza e do Horror”, de Araquém Alcântara (opens in a new tab)
By Marlyana Lima
Announces the exhibition curated by Diógenes Moura, opening on November 8, 2025, with a conversation with the photographer and a book signing.
2024
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‘Amazônia das Crianças’: Exposição ao ar livre na Virada Sustentável 2024! (opens in a new tab)
By Esther Zolfan Vizzone
A free outdoor exhibition on Avenida Paulista, with photographs of children from the Amazon.
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The Forest really is a perfect society (opens in a new tab)
By Malu Delgado
A profile in which the photographer talks about five decades of documenting the Amazon, his bond with the forest and his concern about its destruction.
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A exposição de Araquém Alcântara - 50 anos de Fotografia segue até julho (opens in a new tab)
The exhibition in Santos, at the Pinacoteca Benedicto Calixto, brings together five decades of work and stays on view until July 21, 2024.
2023
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Exposição “Amazônia das Crianças” marca lançamento do livro de Araquém Alcântara (opens in a new tab)
By Aline Rodrigues
An exhibition in Belém, at the Ver-o-Rio complex, marks the pre-launch of the photographer's first children's book.
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Araquém Alcântara: Uma longa jornada (opens in a new tab)
By Érico Elias
An interview about his 50-year career, his best-known works, protecting the environment and the books to come.
2021
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Imagens do fogo no Pantanal: reflexões acerca dos simbolismos na fotografia ambiental de Araquém Alcântara (opens in a new tab)
By Rayane Lacerda e Anelise Angeli De Carli
An analysis of the photographs of the 2020 fires in the Pantanal, which set the narrative of destruction against the natural beauty of Brazil.
2020
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Araquém Alcântara completa 50 anos de andanças, clicando o Brasil por infinitos ângulos (opens in a new tab)
By Ricardo Daehn
A profile of his 50-year career: projects, working method and his view of environmental destruction in Brazil.
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50 anos de Araquém Alcântara: “Fotografia é, para mim, como a respiração” (opens in a new tab)
By Giulianna Iodice
An interview about his 50-year career: the beginning, the records of Brazil's landscapes and people, and plans for books and expeditions.
2019
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JF recebe a mostra ‘Ibitipoca’, com fotos de Araquém Alcântara (opens in a new tab)
An exhibition of 36 photographs about everyday life in the village of Ibitipoca, at the Galeria Renato de Almeida, in Juiz de Fora.
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El lamento del fotógrafo brasileño que retrata la Amazonía: “Me siento indignado por tanta inconsciencia” (opens in a new tab)
By Fernando Fuentes
Photographing the Amazon since 1980, he speaks of his indignation at the fires and deforestation and argues that the damage can still be reversed.
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Conhecedor da Amazônia, fotógrafo diz que “está queimando mais do que nunca” (opens in a new tab)
An interview given to Brasil de Fato about the fires, deforestation and collective responsibility for the forest.
2016
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Ser contra Mais Médicos é desconhecer o país, diz fotógrafo (opens in a new tab)
By Isaías Dalle
The photographer talks about the book on the Mais Médicos program and about the diversity of the Brazilian population.
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Registros do Mais Médicos vão virar livro e exposição de fotografias (opens in a new tab)
Announces the book with the photographs of the Mais Médicos program.
2010
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Agreste Infinito (opens in a new tab)
By Redação
Presents the book Sertão sem fim, about the interior of Brazil, from the north of Minas Gerais to states in the Northeast.
2006
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Araquém Alcântara (Fotógrafo) (opens in a new tab)
A TV Câmara program about the photographer and the books TerraBrasil and Amazônia.
More reading
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Araquém Alcântara fala sobre fotografia e a região do Lagamar (opens in a new tab)
By Marcio Alves
A conversation about photography, the Cubatão campaign of the 1980s and the importance of preserving the Atlantic Forest on the São Paulo coast.