1944 Born on February 8, 1944 in Aimorés in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil 1973 Began his career as a professional photographer in Paris 1982 W. Eugene Smith Award for Humanitarian Photography, USA (Ethiopian Famine) 1982 Award for continuing the project on the Latin American peasants, Ministry of Culture, France 1984 Prix de la Ville de Paris et Kodak, for a first photographic book, Other Americas, France 1985 World Press Photo Award, Holland 1988 Photographic Journalist of the Year by the International Center of Photography, USA 1989 Erna and Victor Hasselblad Award, for life achievement, Sweden 1991 World Press Photo Award winner, Oskar Barnack individual Award 1993 Featured in People Magazine 1993 Prize for the Best Photography Book of the Year, for Workers, Arles International Festival, France 1998 Founded Instituto Terra to promote reforestation and environmental education 2001 Appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

1. Compiled by: Dimos Derventlis