22nd of December, 1988, when Chico was just 44
because he wanted to...
Chico Mendez was shot on his own door step in 1988.he got shot to the head and had a instant death
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Angela is the name of the surviving child from his first marriage to Maria Eunice Feitosa. Elenira and Sandino were born of his second marriage to Ilzamar. see Chico Mendez Biography http://www.bookrags.com/biography/chico-mendes/
he was a tree tapper and he was loyle and i love you u
Chico Mendez first thought he was fighting for the rubber trees in the Amazon. He then realised that he was fighting for humanity. He had his own campain called substainibity he believed that there were other ways of making money.
Darcy Alves Pereira and his son dahli Alvez were sentenced to 19 years in prison for murdering Chico Mendez on 22nd December 1988. Mendez died exactly one week after his 44th birthday. Chico believed in protecting the rainforest from certain things, including cattle ranching. However if he continued, Darcy and Dahli (cattle ranchers) would loose money. They shot him thinking it would not be a well known death, but it was round the world in just months. It made the headlines in many newpapers and over 1,000 people attended his funeral.
"first i thought i was protecting the trees, then i thought i was protecting the rain forest, now i realise I'm protecting humanity" Chico Mendez protested against deforestation.
He lived in Brazil. he also lived in the amazon rain forest colony and worked as a rubber tapper.
Carlo Mendez's birth name is Carlos Alberto Mendez.
Cherie Mendez is 5' 8".
Chiko Mendez is 5' 8".