▁( , ▁also ▁Roman ized ▁as ▁Naj m ā b ā d ) ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁K akh k ▁R ural ▁District , ▁K akh k ▁District , ▁Gon abad ▁County , ▁Raz avi ▁K hor as an ▁Province , ▁Iran . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁census , ▁its ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 1 2 , ▁in ▁ 3 9 ▁families . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Gon abad ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Francisco ▁Al ves ▁M endes ▁Fil ho , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁Ch ico ▁M endes ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ), ▁was ▁a ▁Brazil ian ▁rub ber ▁t apper , ▁trade ▁union ▁leader ▁and ▁environmental ist . ▁He ▁fought ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁Amazon ▁rain for est , ▁and ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁of ▁Brazil ian ▁pe as ants ▁and ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les . ▁He ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁by ▁a ▁ran cher ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁The ▁Ch ico ▁M endes ▁Institute ▁for ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁B iod iversity ▁( Inst ituto ▁Ch ico ▁M endes ▁de ▁Con ser va ção ▁da ▁B iod ivers idade ), ▁a ▁body ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Environment , ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Francisco ▁" lo co " ▁Al ves ▁M endes ▁Fil ho