The Espinhaço mountains are centers of endemism and diversity for several groups of flora and fauna, including hummingbirds. Here, a white-vented violetear approaches the flowers of a Stachytarpheta glabra in Sempre Vivas National Park to feed on their nectar.

In a little-known region of Brazil that calls to mind Tolkien’s Middle-earth, unique lifeforms have evolved to endure innumerable environmental challenges. Can they survive the country’s latest era of deregulation?

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Life, Death, and Renewal in the Campo Rupestre

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