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Environmental Activist
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Antônia Melo da Silva is a Brazilian human rights activist and environmentalist.
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Born in Piripiri, Piauí, in 1949, Antônia Melo da Silva was brought up by peasant parents who taught her the importance of fighting for their land and their rights. In 1953, she and her family moved to Altamira, Pará, and settled in Conceição do Araguaia on the banks of the Xingu River where her parents developed a successful farm. In 1959, she attended a religious school and then trained to be a teacher.
- João Cauto Award (2013)
Prizes
- Alexander Soros Foundation Award/ ASF Award 2017 - Environmental Activism and Human Rights.