Person
Gustavo Otero
Truck loaded with wood. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Pallet with melons. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Street vendor. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Tomatoes, oranges, and tangerines, both rotten and in good condition, are mixed together in a garbage bin at Ceasa, in Irajá, Rio. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., The planet produces enough food to feed 12 billion people, but nearly 900 million live in food insecurity. Photo: Gustavo Otero., Reducing waste by 30% also means reducing the use of land, fertilizers, pesticides, and seeds by 30%. Photo: Gustavo Otero., In 2013, an average Brazilian family spent R$ 478 per month on food. If the 20% food waste rate were eliminated, R$ 90 would be saved. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Several nutrients are present in parts of food that are usually discarded, such as seeds and peels, rinds, leaves and stems. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Em relação a hortaliças, o índice de perdas destes produtos é de aproximadamente 35% do cultivado. Fotografia: Gustavo Otero., Old cars in the yard. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Traffic at the sanitary landfill. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Leachate – the liquid resulting from the degradation of organic waste – is collected and treated in a sanitary landfill. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., The sanitary landfill has a lifespan of another 20 years. After that, the municipalities will have to think about another disposal area. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Mateus Massoxe is a DJ and has lived in Brazil for 16 years. Born in Luanda, Angola, he has three Brazilian children with different women. He often works out at Flamengo Park. Photo: Gustavo Otero., Heron Souza is a safety technician at the Rio de Janeiro port terminal and is studying Civil Engineering. A resident of Catumbi, in the central region, he works 24-hour shifts. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Katia Simão works at a store on Avenida Rio Branco, right in the center of Rio. She lives on Ilha do Governador and takes the ferry to Praça Quinze every day. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Thiago Pires works in the technology department at the Court of Justice, in the Praça Quinze area. His greatest passion is playing guitar with his group "Fundamental," which features samba and pagode in its repertoire. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Gustavo Menegale, nicknamed Gnomo (Gnome), sells handicrafts, music, and poetry on the Orla Conde waterfront in Rio's port area. With his unusual hat, he plans to travel throughout Brazil. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Every day, Roseli Ferreira crosses Guanabara Bay towards the city center to sell lingerie and cosmetics on the streets. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Florist and gardener Mateus Matos, 19, grew up in Morro da Providência. But he spends most of his time on the streets, enjoying the activity at his flower shop on Acre Street. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Lidmar Pedro works for the Navy and lives near Praça Mauá. Despite his busy life in downtown Rio, he is easily found on the streets of Copacabana, in the South Zone. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Nildes Teixeira, 53, lives in Campo Grande, in Rio's West Zone, but works on Sacadura Cabral Street, in the Port Region. He stated that the construction of the Museum of Tomorrow was a landmark in the revitalization of the Port. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Gilliard da Silva, 29, works in the parking lot of the old Rio Stock Exchange building in Praça Quinze. A resident of Nova Iguaçu, in the Baixada Fluminense region, he likes to go to the square to relax during his time off. Photograph: Gustavo Otero., Isabela Jorge, 21, can often be seen at the Valongo Observatory, atop Morro da Conceição. A student of Astronomy at UFRJ, she always goes to class with her boyfriend, Victor Hugo. Photograph: Gustavo Otero.
