Chico Mendes

Summary

Chico Mendes is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Xapuri^[2]. He was born on December 15, 1944^[3]. He passed away in Xapuri^[4]. He died on December 22, 1988^[5]. He worked as a politician^[6], trade unionist^[7], and environmentalist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (646 views/month, #7,132 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Chico Mendes's place of birth was Xapuri^[2].
• Chico Mendes passed away in Xapuri^[4].
• Chico Mendes was born on December 15, 1944^[3].
• Chico Mendes died on December 22, 1988^[5].
• Chico Mendes held citizenship in Brazil^[10].
• Portuguese was Chico Mendes's native language^[11].
• Chico Mendes's professions included politician^[6].
• Chico Mendes's professions included trade unionist^[7].
• Chico Mendes's professions included environmentalist^[8].
• Chico Mendes received the honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel^[12].
• Chico Mendes received the Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria^[13].
• Chico Mendes is recorded as male^[14].
• Chico Mendes's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Chico Mendes was affiliated with the Workers' Party^[16].
• Chico Mendes was affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement^[17].
• Chico Mendes is associated with the trade unionism movement^[18].
• Chico Mendes is associated with the environmentalism movement^[19].
• Chico Mendes's Commons category is recorded as Chico Mendes^[20].
• The cause of death was gunshot wound^[21].
• Chico Mendes's family name is recorded as Mendes^[22].
• Chico Mendes's given name is recorded as Chico^[23].
• Chico Mendes's manner of death is recorded as homicide^[24].
• Chico Mendes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese^[25].
• Chico Mendes's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'Francisco Alves Mendes Filho'}^[26].
• Chico Mendes's second family name in Spanish name is recorded as Alves^[27].

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Origins and Family

Chico Mendes was born in Xapuri^[2]. He was born on December 15, 1944^[3]. Portuguese was his native language^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician^[6], trade unionist^[7], and environmentalist^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel^[12], an award^[28], in Belgium^[29] and Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria^[13], an award^[30], in Brazil^[31], founded in 1989^[32].

Personal Life

Political affiliations include Workers' Party^[16], a political party^[33], in Brazil^[34], founded in 1980^[35], headquartered in São Paulo^[36] and Brazilian Democratic Movement^[17], a political party^[37], in Brazil^[38], founded in 1965^[39].

Death and Burial

Chico Mendes died on December 22, 1988^[5]. He passed away in Xapuri^[4]. The cause of death was gunshot wound^[21].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Chico Mendes include 47162 Chicomendez^[40], an asteroid^[41]; Parque Natural Municipal Chico Mendes^[42], an urban park^[43], in Brazil^[44], founded in 1989^[45]; Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation^[46], an autarky^[47], in Brazil^[48], founded in 2007^[49], headquartered in Brasília^[50]; Apistogramma mendezi^[51], a taxon^[52]; and Chico's tyrannulet^[53], a taxon^[54].

Why It Matters

Chico Mendes ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (646 views/month, #7,132 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for him include 47162 Chicomendez^[40], an asteroid^[41]; Parque Natural Municipal Chico Mendes^[42], an urban park^[43], in Brazil^[44], founded in 1989^[45]; Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation^[46], an autarky^[47], in Brazil^[48], founded in 2007^[49], headquartered in Brasília^[50]; Apistogramma mendezi^[51], a taxon^[52]; and Chico's tyrannulet^[53], a taxon^[54].

FAQs

Where was Chico Mendes born?

Chico Mendes's place of birth was Xapuri^[2].

Where did Chico Mendes die?

Chico Mendes died in Xapuri^[4].

What did Chico Mendes do for work?

Chico Mendes worked as politician^[6], trade unionist^[7], and environmentalist^[8].

What awards did Chico Mendes receive?

Honors received include honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel^[12] and Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria^[13].