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Brazilian trade union leader and environmentalist (1944–1988)

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.

Francisco Alves Mendes Filho,^[a] better known as Chico Mendes (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈʃikuˈmẽdʒis]; 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 22 December 1988. The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade or ICMBio), a body under the