Evolutionary genomics has been used to better understand the evolution of species and to help the development of sustainable practices of exploration of our environments. 

One of such environments is the Amazon basin, which covers roughly 40% of the South American continent. In my talk, I will discuss two projects in which evolutionary genomics approaches have been used to better understand the evolutionary dynamics of fish and humans in the region. First, I will describe the genome of the pirarucu fish (Arapaima gigas), a large and widespread fish in the Amazon. Second, I will discuss the sequencing and analysis of dozens of exomes from native Amazonian people".