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You collected and saved 0 plants from deforestation on your expedition, just like Roberto Burle Marx.

Did you know?

Roberto Burle Marx discovered and introduced many Brazilian species, including 21 that are named in his honor.

Roberto Burle Marx embarked on viagens de coleta, or collecting trips, well into his 70s.

Roberto Burle Marx loved bromeliads, a family of spiky plants that includes pineapples.

Roberto Burle Marx used his celebrity to speak out against the destruction of Brazilian landscapes.

Since 1985, 15% of Brazil’s natural landscapes have has been cleared for timber, agriculture, or roads.

The Sítio, Roberto Burle Marx’s home, was a botanical laboratory where he nurtured and observed the behavior of the plants he collected, even saving some from extinction.

The Amazon forest covers 2.1 million square miles and occupies parts of 8 countries.

Brazil’s forests cover 1.83 million square miles, which is –56% of the country’s land mass.