Dr. Barbara Piperata is the co-editor of the most recent special issue of Annals of Human Biology entitled “Human Biology of the Amazon” (Volume 43, issue 4). The issue highlights the most recent human biology research taking place in Amazonia and was timed to commemorate the Brazilian Olympic Games, the first to be held on the South American continent.

Articles in the special volume include populations living in Brazil, Bolivia and Ecuador and cover a range of topics including human diet & nutrition, HIV/AIDS, climate change and child growth and development and environmental contamination. 

 "Carrying tatu": Boy returns from the hunt with armadillo (tatu), Brazilian Amazon

"Collecting acai": Collecting acai in the Brazilian Amazon

 "Family peeling manioc": Three generations gather to peel manioc roots, the dietary staple, Brazilian Amazon

 "Help with Wash": Children help their mother wash clothes in the river, Brazilian Amazon

"MaJulia canoe": Mother and daughter return home in canoe, Brazilian Amazon