Influential Brazilians, from government figures to Indigenous activists, will take center stage during UN climate talks starting Monday in the Amazon.

Here are some key Brazilians to watch at the conference, running November 10–21 in the city of Belem.

- Marina Silva -

Brazil's 67-year-old environment minister is internationally recognized for her lifelong advocacy for the environment and preservation of the planet's largest tropical forest.

Raised on a rubber plantation in the Amazon, Silva often cites her grandmother and a shaman uncle as early influences that shaped her love for the forest.

In 2008, she resigned from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government during his second term as the two clashed over her environmental agenda.

She returned to his government in 2023 and i

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