Carlos Souza Jr. got bachelor degree in geology (1991), from the Pará State Federal University, Brazil, an M.Sc. in soil science (1997) from Penn State University, U.S., and a Ph.D. in geography (2005) from the University of California Santa Barbara, U.S. Dr. Souza Jr. is an associate researcher at Imazon, focusing on the field of remote sensing for mapping and monitoring forests, forest degradation, land use and land cover change, surface water monitoring, and on spatial modeling. has (co)-authored +100 journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters.