Alberto José de Sampaio (1881 – 1946), Armando Magalhães Corrêa (1889 – 1944), Can-dido de Mello Leitão (1886 – 1948), and Frederico Carlos Hoehne (1882 – 1959), besides being contemporaries, had a good deal in common. They were employees of the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, scholars of animal and plant life, authors of books and articles with a large impact in their time, and enthusiasts of protecting nature in Brazil. This group was able to influence the creation of important decrees by the Vargas government (1930 – 45), such as hunting and fishing, forest and water codes (all in 1934), as well as the establishment of the first Brazilian national parks (1937 – 39). In spite of their pioneering activities for the preservation of the natural world, their role was dimmed by a strong wave of development that would dominate Brazil from the 1940s onward.
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