Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Open-air

Photo: Uxi, a forest fruit, being sold at the Ver-o-peso-market inBelem, Brazil.

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Uxi, a forest fruit, being sold at the Ver-o-peso-market inBelem, Brazil.

Photo: Uxi, a forest fruit, being sold at the Ver-o-peso-market inBelem, Brazil.

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Uxi, a forest fruit, being sold at the Ver-o-peso-market inBelem, Brazil.

Photo: Forest fruit from the Amazon is sold at a market in Belem, Brazil.

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Forest fruit from the Amazon is sold at a market in Belem, Brazil. Decaying architecture from the rubber boom at the turn of the century frames much of the marketplace.

Photo: Medicinal plants for sale at the market in Paragominas, Brazil.

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Medicinal plants for sale at the market in Paragominas, Brazil.

Photo: A vendor shows off a sloth head, part of the medicine he's selling in his booth at the Ver-O-Peso market in Belem, Brazil.

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A vendor shows off a sloth head, part of the medicine he’s selling in his booth at the Ver-O-Peso market in Belem, Brazil. He was also selling snake and turtle parts. Sale of such animal parts is contributing to the decline of many species.

Photo: Medicinal plant and sundry item vendors at Ver-o-Peso market in Belem, Brazil

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Medicinal plant and sundry item vendors at Ver-o-Peso market in Belem, Brazil

Photo: A vendor shows off a turtle head, part of the medicine he'sselling in his booth at the Ver-O-Peso market in Belem, Brazil.

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A vendor shows off a turtle head, part of the medicine he’sselling in his booth at the Ver-O-Peso market in Belem, Brazil. He was also selling snake parts and sloth heads. The mass sale of such animal parts is contributing to many species’ decline.

Photo: Guajara man selling medicinal plants from the Amazon rain forest at Sao Braz market in Belem, Brazil.

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Guajara man selling medicinal plants from the Amazon rain forest at Sao Braz market in Belem, Brazil.

Photo: Medicinal plants and animal parts hang above a vendor at the Ver-O-Peso market in Belem, Brazil.

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Medicinal plants and animal parts hang above a vendor at the Ver-O-Peso market in Belem, Brazil.

Photo: Guajara man selling medicinal plants from the Amazon rain forest at Sao Braz market in Belem, Brazil.

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Guajara man selling medicinal plants from the Amazon rain forest at Sao Braz market in Belem, Brazil.

Photo: Manqueira (left) chats with fellow fruit & farinha vendors in the market in Pargominas, Brazil.

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Manqueira (left) chats with fellow fruit & farinha vendors in the market in Pargominas, Brazil.

Photo: Guajara man selling medicinal plants from the Amazon rain forest at Sao Braz market in Belem, Brazil.

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Guajara man selling medicinal plants from the Amazon rain forest at Sao Braz market in Belem, Brazil.

Photo: Multi-colored pupunha, a forest fruit, being sold at the market in Paragominas, Brazil.

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Multi-colored pupunha, a forest fruit, being sold at the market in Paragominas, Brazil.

Photo: Multi-colored pupunha, a forest fruit, being sold at the market in Paragominas, Brazil.

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Multi-colored pupunha, a forest fruit, being sold at the market in Paragominas, Brazil.

Photo: Multi-colored pupunha, a forest fruit, being sold at the market in Paragominas, Brazil.

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Multi-colored pupunha, a forest fruit, being sold at the market in Paragominas, Brazil.

Photo: Forest fruits bacuri, piquia, and uxi being sold at a street market in Paragominas, Brazil.

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Forest fruits bacuri, piquia, and uxi being sold at a street market in Paragominas, Brazil.

Photo: Forest fruits bacuri, piquia, and uxi being sold at a street market in Paragominas, Brazil.

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Forest fruits bacuri, piquia, and uxi being sold at a street market in Paragominas, Brazil.

Photo: Forest fruits bacuri, piquia, and uxi being sold at a street market in Paragominas, Brazil.

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Forest fruits bacuri, piquia, and uxi being sold at a street market in Paragominas, Brazil.

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