Antônia Melo da Silva (janm 1949) ek Brazilian maanavaadhikaar kaaryakarta aur paryaavaranavid hain. 2017 mein, unhen paryaavaran aur maanavaadhikaar sakriyata ke lie alekjendar soros phaundeshan avaard diya gaya. aisa isalie tha kyonki vah amezain varshaavan mein belo monte baandh aur any paryaavaraneey roop se haanikaarak pariyojanaon ke nirmaan ke khilaaph abhiyaan chala rahee thee. 1980 ke dashak ke uttaraardh se, vah sthaapit kaee sangathanon mein sakriy ho gaeen.[1][2][3][4] usane kshetr mein rahane vaale svadeshee logon ke adhikaaron kee raksha kee. vah belo monte baandh ke nirmaan ke khilaaph prachaar kar rahee theen. maee 2008 mein, vah movimainto xingu vivo par saimprai kee sah-sansthaapak theen. usane baandh ke nirmaan aur sambandhit jalavidyut pariyojana ke khilaaph ladaee ladee. in varshon mein, aandolan ne machhuaaron, krshi shramikon, shaharavaasiyon, mool logon aur dhaarmik aur mahila sangathanon sahit nadee ke kinaare samudaayon ke saath saamaajik aur paryaavaran sangathanon ko joda. Antônia Melo uske chunaav prachaar ke baavajood, belo monte daim banaaya gaya aur melo ko apane ghar se baahar jaana pada. lekin tab se vah isee tarah ke kaee aandolanon mein shaamil ho gaee hain. vah tapajos nadee par ek vishaal baandh ke nirmaan kee yojanaon ka saamana karane mein saksham rahee hae. Foundation Award ke saath entoniya melo ke sammaan mein, alekjendar soros ne tippanee kee: "vah paryaavaran aur maanavaadhikaar aandolan ke naayakon mein se ek hai, aur main kisee aise vyakti ke baare mein nahin soch sakata jo usase jyaada alekjendar soros phaundeshan avaard ka hakadaar hai."[1][2][3][4]