It's slightly annoying that it literally says in the article that he has a photo album showing the growth of the area over time, yet the article chooses to use an AI-generated image at the top instead to depict that. An AI-generated image that looks like shit. What a way to represent this man's incredible accomplishment.
Hélio da Silva, o plantador de árvores<p>Looks like his real name (da Silva is the most common surname in Brazil) and nominative determinism: "Sun of the Forest". Silvicultura.<p>I'm trying to get some trees to grow - it's a lot of work: Hélio has spent huge amounts of time and money on it (average wage might be USD1000/month and article says he was spending 7000 a year and if that was in the past then amount is a lot more in today's dollars).
The Man Who Planted Trees<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY_zuNtf3_g" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY_zuNtf3_g</a>
Typifies the old "you don't plant trees for you but you plant them for those who come after you."