Sebastião Salgado

Also known as Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado, Sebasuchan Sarugado, Sebastiao Salgado, Sebastio Salgado, Sebastiao Ribeiro Salgado

Brazilian photographer (1944–2025)

Film & TV

Aimorés, Mina Gerais, Brazil

Known for

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende — Self2025
Terra Libre — Self2021
The Salt of the Earth — Self2014
Serra Pelada: The Legend of the Gold Mountain — Self2013
Meeting Sebastião Salgado — Himself2012
Dirt! The Movie — Self2009
Evandro Teixeira: Snapshots of Reality — Self2003
José Saramago. O Tempo de uma Memória — self2003
José Saramago : le temps d’une mémoire — Self2003
The Spectre of Hope — Self2002

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Key facts

Born: Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior , ( 1944-02-08 ) 8 February 1944, Aimorés , Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died: 23 May 2025 (2025-05-23) (aged 81), Paris , France
Occupation: Social documentary photographer
Spouse: Lélia Wanick Salgado
Children: 2, including Juliano Ribeiro
Website: institutoterra .org

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Sebastião
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Minas Gerais
Place of death: Paris
Spouse: Lélia Wanick Salgado
Child: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Occupation: economist
Position held: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Educated at: Federal University of Espírito Santo
Languages spoken: Portuguese
Native language: Portuguese
Religion: Christianity
Field of work: nature reserve
Official website: www.amazonasimages.com
Image: Sebastião Salgado (cropped).jpg
Work location: Paris

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name in native language: Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior
date of death: 2025-05-23
cause of death: leukemia
manner of death: natural causes
Commons category: Sebastião Salgado
date of birth: 1944-02-08
has works in the collection: National Gallery of Art
Commons gallery: Sebastião Salgado
nominated for: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film
member of: Académie des beaux-arts
floruit: 1997-01-01
start of work period: 1973-01-01
end of work period: 2025-00-00
P10632: Sebastião Salgado

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Encyclopedic overview

Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior (8 February 1944 – 23 May 2025) was a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist.

Salgado traveled in more than 120 countries for his photographic projects, which appeared in numerous press publications and books. Touring exhibitions of his work have been presented throughout the world.

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