Chef Alex Atala is Latin America's most influential chef. His interests in anthropology, ecology, and the cuisine of indigenous people has revolutionized the way many Brazilians view the Amazon and the people living there.
Dona Brazi in the Amazon.
The Amazon Basin
Brazi harvesting ants in the Amazon with her nephew, Eli Ude, who collects them by digging small holes in the ground and inserting sticks. The ants get annoyed and attach themselves to the sticks.
Amazonian chili peppers.
River fish prepared with a blast of Amazonian chili peppers.
Maniwara ants
Saúva ants