From the Juréia of the 1980s to the Pantanal and the Amazon, from the sertão (Brazil's semi-arid northeastern backlands) to portraits of the Brazilian people, Araquém Alcântara's books follow the road he has walked for more than five decades. Here is a selection, from TerraBrasil to Amazônia das Crianças and 50 anos de fotografia. Start with the highlights or browse the list below.
2026
Paisagem Distribuidora
Sixty-first book of his career. More than 200 photographs of all of Brazil's biomes, from the first images at the Santos docks to the recent wildfires. Curated by Eder Chiodetto. Bilingual edition.
Book details for 50 anos de fotografia“Between the epiphany of meeting the forest and the announced apocalypse, this visual chronicler was forged…”
2023
TerraBrasil Editora · text by Morris Kachani; illustrations by Angelo Abu
His first children's book: 15 children from 6 states tell of everyday life; a 93-day expedition; sponsored by C6 Bank
Book details for Amazônia das Crianças
2020
TerraBrasil
Photographs of the Serra do Amolar region
Book details for Pantanal Serra do Amolar
2009
TerraBrasil · texts by Eder Chiodetto and Walnice Nogueira Galvão
Two years of travels through the sertão of the Northeast and northern Minas Gerais. Finalist for the Jabuti Prize and the Fernando Pini Prize for Graphic Excellence.
Book details for Sertão sem fim
2008
Special edition for National Geographic
Brazilian wildlife, in a special edition for National Geographic. According to the official website, Araquém was the first to produce a special contributor edition for the National Geographic Society.
Book details for Bichos do Brasil
2008
Text by Drauzio Varella
Photographs that look at Indigenous identities, with text by Drauzio Varella.
Book details for Cabeça do Cachorro
2005
Photographs of the Amazon rainforest. Bilingual edition, with more than 250 pages and about 120 photographs.
Book details for Amazônia
2005
Manole · Imagens do Brasil collection; 130 pp.; text by Antônio Pavone
Photographs of the Pantanal
Book details for Pantanal
2004
TerraBrasil · 86 pp.; translated by John Norman
Black-and-white portraits of the Brazilian people. The new edition, from 2019, was a finalist for the 62nd Jabuti Prize.
Book details for Brasileiros: o olhar andarilho de Araquém Alcântara
1990s
DBA and Melhoramentos · 272 pp.; texts by Rubens Fernandes Júnior, Carlos Moraes, Antônio Pavone and Afonso Capelas Júnior
Fruit of a decade in the national parks. Now in its 13th edition, it has sold about 100 thousand copies, according to the official website.
Book details for TerraBrasilA selection of titles from the whole career, by year, theme or name. See highlights
2018
A selection of the career's animal photographs, from the Pantanal, the Amazon and the sertão.
2018
With Eder Chiodetto
Conversations about striking images and the author's language
2017
Contributor: Photographs · text by Antonio Lino
The writer's journey through nine places visited by the Mais Médicos program
2015
TerraBrasil · foreword by Arthur Chioro
A portrait of the Mais Médicos program in 19 states and 38 cities, over one year
2014
2012
2010
80 black-and-white photographs, chosen from 800. Benny Award, in Chicago.
2009
Contributor: Photographer of the edition
Collection by the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo
2008
2007
2007
2005
Manole · 112-128 pp.; text by José Pedro de Oliveira Costa
Landscape, heritage, culture and nature of Bahia
2005 e 2008
Contributor: Photographs · ISA
Almanac of the Instituto Socioambiental
2001
Escrituras · Cores e Sentimentos collection
A selection of 80 photos of landscapes, wildlife, flora and people
1999
Contributor: One of eight photographers · coordinated by Alda Palma
Collection of essays from the magazine Arquitetura & Construção
1996
Contributor: Co-photographer, with Bruno Alves and José Caldas · texts by Raimundo Gadelha
Portraits of the country
1995
Prefeitura de Santos · text by Vinícius Romanini
Black-and-white photos of Projeto Dique, published by the Santos city government
1993
1992
Empresa das Artes · text by Wilma Therezinha F. de Andrade; 87 pp.
Black-and-white and color photos of the city where he discovered photography
1991
Contributor: Photographs · produced by Salvador Monteiro and Leonel Kaz
A book on the Atlantic Forest
1987
1980
Contributor: One of several photojournalists · Agência F4; texts by Ricardo Kotscho
The metalworkers' strike seen by photojournalists
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Book by the photographer
1987
Book by the photographer
1988
Book by the photographer
1990
Photographs of the Lagamar
Book by the photographer
1990
Book by the photographer
1992
Book by the photographer
1992
Black-and-white and color photos of the city where he discovered photography
Book by the photographer
1993
Book by the photographer
1995
Black-and-white photos of Projeto Dique, published by the Santos city government
Book by the photographer
1995
Book by the photographer
1990s
Fruit of a decade in the national parks. Now in its 13th edition, it has sold about 100 thousand copies, according to the official website.
Book by the photographer
2000
Color photographs of the country
Book by the photographer
2001
A selection of 80 photos of landscapes, wildlife, flora and people
Book by the photographer
2003
An essay on the country's landscapes
Book by the photographer
2004
Black-and-white portraits of the Brazilian people. The new edition, from 2019, was a finalist for the 62nd Jabuti Prize.
Book by the photographer
2005
Photographs of the Pantanal
Book by the photographer
2005
Landscape, heritage, culture and nature of Bahia
Book by the photographer
2005
Photographs of the Amazon rainforest. Bilingual edition, with more than 250 pages and about 120 photographs.
Book by the photographer
2006
Book by the photographer
2006
Book by the photographer
2007
Book by the photographer
2007
Book by the photographer
2008
Brazilian wildlife, in a special edition for National Geographic. According to the official website, Araquém was the first to produce a special contributor edition for the National Geographic Society.
Book by the photographer
2008
Book by the photographer
2008
Book by the photographer
2008
Photographs that look at Indigenous identities, with text by Drauzio Varella.
Book by the photographer
2009
Two years of travels through the sertão of the Northeast and northern Minas Gerais. Finalist for the Jabuti Prize and the Fernando Pini Prize for Graphic Excellence.
Book by the photographer
2010
80 black-and-white photographs, chosen from 800. Benny Award, in Chicago.
Book by the photographer
2011
Book by the photographer
2011
Book by the photographer
2012
Book by the photographer
2013
80 black-and-white images of the city
Book by the photographer
2014
Book by the photographer
2015
A portrait of the Mais Médicos program in 19 states and 38 cities, over one year
Book by the photographer
2017
Jaguar of the Pantanal. The 50th book of his career.
Book by the photographer
2018
A selection of the career's animal photographs, from the Pantanal, the Amazon and the sertão.
Book by the photographer
2018
Conversations about striking images and the author's language
Book by the photographer
2019
Photos from the exhibition Ibitipoca, Minas que transformam
Book by the photographer
2020
Photographs of the Serra do Amolar region
Book by the photographer
2023
His first children's book: 15 children from 6 states tell of everyday life; a 93-day expedition; sponsored by C6 Bank
Book by the photographer
2024
About 50 new photos from every national park
Book by the photographer
2026
Sixty-first book of his career. More than 200 photographs of all of Brazil's biomes, from the first images at the Santos docks to the recent wildfires. Curated by Eder Chiodetto. Bilingual edition.
“Between the epiphany of meeting the forest and the announced apocalypse, this visual chronicler was forged…”
Co-authored or contributed
1980
The metalworkers' strike seen by photojournalists
Co-authored or contributed
1991
A book on the Atlantic Forest
Co-authored or contributed
1996
Portraits of the country
Co-authored or contributed
1999
Collection of essays from the magazine Arquitetura & Construção
Co-authored or contributed
2004
Commemorative book of the city
Co-authored or contributed
2005 e 2008
Almanac of the Instituto Socioambiental
Co-authored or contributed
2009
Collection by the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo
Co-authored or contributed
2012
The company's institutional book
Co-authored or contributed
2017
The writer's journey through nine places visited by the Mais Médicos program
Co-authored or contributed
2022
Publication of the exhibition.
Co-authored or contributed
2022
Collective work