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If you have time, look at this thread on Twitter: https://twitter.com/euchsouza/status/1163607266328809473?s=12

These are innocent people reporting the damage of the fire.

The first video shows the man's farm being destroyed by the fire. He says that there's nothing he could do and nobody will help him.

The second shows a huge wall of smoke and the risk of a cotton farm being burnt down soon.

The third video shows a Pataxó woman crying because of all the work she had trying to defend the indigenous land where she lives is now waste.

EDIT: I'll link here a few more news as soon as I find them (mostly in Portuguese):

[VIDEO] A possum hurt by the flames runs from the fire with her babies on her back: http://g1.globo.com/mato-grosso/videos/v/familia-de-gambas-e-vista-fugindo-de-incendio-em-mt/7854523/

The president of Brazil accuses NGO's for starting the flames in order to cause awareness and blames the governors of the states hurt by the fire for not helping: https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2019/08/21/bolsonaro-diz-que-ongs-podem-estar-por-tras-de-queimadas-na-amazonia-para-chamar-atencao-contra-o-governo.ghtml#G1-FEED-REGIONAIS-SMART-item-sel-15,rec-item-24h-postconvuf,fd10edd4-5076-4ad0-9263-8f93cb1aef2d

Wildfire destroys 11% of the Chapada dos Guimarães national park until it's finally contained: https://g1.globo.com/mt/mato-grosso/noticia/2019/08/19/incendio-no-parque-de-chapada-dos-guimaraes-mt-que-destruiu-11percent-da-reserva-e-extinto-apos-9-dias.ghtml

In the state of Acre, the air pollution is almost three times higher than the recommended limit: https://g1.globo.com/ac/acre/noticia/2019/08/21/no-acre-poluicao-do-ar-esta-quase-que-tres-vezes-acima-do-permitido-diz-pesquisador.ghtml

In the state of São Paulo, which is very far from the Amazon, the day turned into night due to the smoke: https://veja.abril.com.br/brasil/umidade-e-fumaca-entenda-como-o-dia-virou-noite-em-sao-paulo/

Also in São Paulo, local people collect water from the rain. The water is black: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2019/08/20/moradores-de-sp-coletam-agua-preta-de-chuva-em-dia-que-a-cidade-ficou-sob-nuvem-escura.ghtml&ved=0ahUKEwiN14-zuZTkAhXpGbkGHeHVA-AQqQIILygBMAE&usg=AOvVaw1-pmqN8-nYhfZgrQnnPyPn

In the state of Mato Grosso, the firefighters are unable to contain all the flames: https://g1.globo.com/mt/mato-grosso/noticia/2019/08/20/incendios-sobrecarregam-corpo-de-bombeiros-em-mt-e-major-diz-que-e-humanamente-impossivel-atender-todas-as-demandas.ghtml#G1-FEED-REGIONAIS-SMART-item-sel-15,rec-item-24h-postconvuf,1cb3e441-a521-4b91-ac62-63c984776e15

Hello, everybody. hope all is good with you.

Here in Brazil, not all is good, as you can see by the picture. to tell the truth, as I write this comment, it may be worse, unfortunately.

I see a lot of pictures in other subs - all you can is look after them. It looks like Reddit is doing a great job on last days, people really cares about what is happening right now in the forest in Brazil... but in fact, the fires is not only happening in the forest, but also in other places, like the Cerrado. And, truth to be told, it happens because it is winter down here, which means it is really dry and hot. If we could make a comparison, it would be like fires in California: it happens every year.

But, of course, something is different this season. A lot different. If you stop by in r/pics you can see some examples on whats going on, for example.here,https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/ctncmh/dear_brazilians_try_everything_to_stop_bolsonaro/ you can see one of reasons of why forest is being burned. The fact it is being happening for a long time, if you ask me, but the recent elected President has an agenda which empower farmers to set fire, not only on their properties (https://twitter.com/euchsouza/status/1163607266328809473?s=12), which may get out of control, everywhere.

The ashes from this are so much, the wind brought them to the biggest city in Brazil, a few days ago. Most are not familiar with the patterns of winds from them Amazon and the cold from the South, and how the weather is in this part of the Globe is, but the important message is - please take a look at the color of the water on this video (around 30 seconds): https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2019/08/20/analises-confirmam-presenca-de-particulas-de-queimadas-maior-do-que-o-normal-em-agua-de-chuva-preta-de-sp.ghtml

Safe to say, it is going to affect other countries, if it continues. Temperature will rise within years, to say the least.

Globally.

I also read, "what can I do"? Well, as in any Democratic Country, I believe, you can reach your Representative, either in Congress or Parliament.

It is also true, once again, most of the Amazon is in Brazil - but not entirely. Part of it is in other countries in South America, and if other fellow South Americans are reading this, it deeply concerns you: what is happening in Brazil, right now, might endanger you, your family, and your country. You should also take action, now: spread the word, let your Government and the Media know what the situation is. If your country depends on the water from the Amazon river or any of its streams, it is time to move on, Hermano.

So, as you all can see, it is not just a Brazilian problem.

It is a Global problem, happening, right now, in Brazil.

And, all of us, have to do something, locally.

NOW.

So, please, spread this message.

Thanks.