My blogs

Blogs I follow

Gender	Male
Occupation	Ethnobotanist, Medical anthropologist, Film maker
Location	Belém do Pará, Brazil
Introduction	I am an ethnobotanist, anthropologist, photographer and film maker. I have written on topics ranging from shamanism to human ecology to indigenous modernity. I have made several films including the Emmy-Award-winning “Spirits of the Rainforest," and more recently "Zapatista Chronicle." I am currently a tenured researcher in the Human Sciences Division at the Goeldi Museum in Brazil. I have also worked as consultant and anthropology director for the non-profit organization Rainforest Flow.
Interests	acoustic music, capoeira, poetry
Favorite movies	Inland Empire, The Saragosssa Manuscript, FItzcarraldo, High Fidelity
Favorite music	Martin Hayes, Old School Freight Train, Nicolas Krassik, Mulatu Astatke
Favorite books	Infinite Jest, Ubik, The Ice Shirt