Alexandre de Santi

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Managing editor — Brazil

Alexandre de Santi's journalism career began in 1999 as a reporter for radio, web and a daily newspaper, where he honed his skills for five years. In 2011, he embarked on an entrepreneurial path by founding Fronteira, an editorial studio. This venture served as a base to write and edit in-depth and investigative pieces on science, environment, health, and crime — but also music, football, and food — for prominent Brazilian media outlets. During this period, Santi also authored and co-authored three books. In 2018, he took on a new mission as deputy editor at The Intercept Brazil, where he played a key role in significant investigative series, including the Vaza Jato, which had a profound impact on Brazilian politics. At The Intercept, he also led the site's environmental coverage and partnerships with the U.S. newsroom. These efforts led to awards and a successful reader-funded sustainability model for the outlet. Santi joined Mongabay in 2022 as the English editor for Brazil, primarily covering the Amazon, and has served as the managing editor for Brazil since 2025. He also collaborated as an editor for Impedimento, a renowned Latin American football website, and was one of the founding associates of Matinal, a Porto Alegre-based local news nonprofit.

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Indigenous rubber bounces back for Amazon conservation and higher income

Seismic noise from oil companies threatens Amazon River Mouth marine life

Organized crime & gold trade are increasingly connected, report shows

‘World’s largest’ carbon credit deal under fire as Amazon prosecutors seek repeal

Brazil & China megarailway raises deforestation warnings in the Amazon

New study dismisses Amazon River runoff as primary cause of sargassum blooms

EU appetite for EVs drives new wave of deforestation in tropical forests

Unnoticed oil & gas threat looms for Indigenous people near Amazon blocks

Brazil set to blast 35 km river rock formation for new Amazon shipping route

Ahead of hosting COP30, Brazil is set to weaken environmental licensing

Amazon illegal gold mines drive sex trafficking in the Brazil-Guyana border

Meet Pedro Porras, the priest who first rediscovered Amazon ancient cities

Delay in land reform fuels new wave of settlers and violence in the Amazon

Traditional bug oil finds modern value through new research in the Amazon

What does bioeconomy truly mean? Indigenous groups seek answer to dodge capitalist traps

Amazon people brace for a drier future along the endangered Madeira River

Amazon illegal miners bypass enforcement by smuggling gold into Venezuela

Illegal gold mining creeps within a kilometer of Amazon’s second-tallest tree

For scandal-ridden carbon credit industry, Amazon restoration offers redemption

After outcry, Brazil Supreme Court nixes proposal for mining on Indigenous lands

Brazil plans new Amazon routes linking the Pacific & China’s New Silk Road

‘Unprecedented’ Supreme Court bill threatens Indigenous rights in Brazil

The rough road to sustainable farming in an Amazon deforestation hotspot

Clash of worlds for the Amazon’s Cinta Larga: Interview with author Alex Cuadros

Yanomami youth turn to drones to watch their Amazon territory

Endemic fish wiped out in Brazilian Amazon hydroelectric dam area, study finds

As the rainforest gets drier, Amazon Indigenous groups thirst for clean water

Mining dredges return to Amazon River’s main tributary, months after crackdown

Handcrafted woodwork helps save an Amazonian reserve, one tree at a time

Amazon states lead rebellion on environmental enforcement

Yanomami sees success two years into Amazon miner evictions, but fears remain

‘We’re getting back on track’: Interview with IBAMA head Rodrigo Agostinho

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