Chico Mendes

For the Guinea-Bissau politician, see Francisco Mendes.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.
In this Portuguese name, "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Chico Mendes
Chico Mendes in 1988
Born
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho

(1944-12-15)15 December 1944
Xapuri, Brazil
Died22 December 1988(1988-12-22) (aged 44)
Xapuri, Brazil
Cause of deathGunshot wound
OccupationSocial activist
SpouseIlsamar Mendes
Children3

Francisco Alves Mendes Filho,[a] better known as Chico Mendes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃiku ˈmẽdʒis]; 15 December 1944 – 22 December 1988), was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader, and environmentalist. He fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the human rights of Brazilian peasants and Indigenous people. He was assassinated by a rancher on December 22, 1988. The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade or ICMBio), a body under the jurisdiction of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, is named in his honor.
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