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Paris, Jun 18 (EFE).- The photographic exhibition "Amazônia", by Brazilian artist Sebastião Salgado, lands on Paris' public transport after its inauguration at the city's Philharmonic, with 60 images, some unpublished, that show the nature and splendour of the Amazon rainforest.FOOTAGE OF THE EXHIBITION IN PARIS METRO AND TRAIN STATIONS AND SOUNDBITES OF THE HEAD OF THE PARIS METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION ENTITY RATP, PIERRE AUDIGER.TRANSLATION:1- "We are exhibiting here the exhibition 'Amazonia', with unpublished photos on the metro and on the RER (commuter train), which can also be found at the Paris Philharmonic, with an original program for travellers. We have already exhibited Sebastião Salgado in 2015, on the occasion of COP21, with his series "Genesis", which celebrated nature in all its splendour."2- "It reveals the fragility (of the Amazon). For us it is very important to expose these images in our spaces since we can reach thousands of travellers to make them aware of this heritage of nature and invite them to preserve it."
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