Brazilian environmental campaigner and tribal leader Raoni Metuktire is pitting himself against the government to stop plans ...

Opponents fear that mining will expose the tribe to harmful pollution and hurt tribal unity, while supporters think it will ...

Indigenous peoples in Brazil have won a new right: a share in the profits of hydroelectric plants that cause them harm when built on or near their lands.  This was established in a preliminary ruling ...

As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The ...

They’re curious about us, and we’re curious about them.” That’s how Daniel Cangussu describes the recent interaction with a ...

When you think of Brazil, you picture colourful carnival goers, Christ the Redeemer towering over tourists, and sunbathers on ...

Satellite images appear to show a new highway cutting through the rainforest in the Brazilian state set to host the 2025 ...

Brazil is hosting the 2025 United Nations Climate ... The city is situated on the Pará River, close to where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean, and serves as a key entry point for the ...

Once a climate champion, Brazil's president Lula is pushing for more oil drilling, even as the country prepares to host the ...

CroisiEurope is building a new luxury river ship that will explore the Brazilian Amazon. The 160-foot vessel—which is the company’s first new-build since 2020—is scheduled to debut in early 2027. It ...

At the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil’s most promising oil frontier is at the centre of a dispute between environmentalists and South America’s largest company. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula ...

This is part one of a series on the operation to evict illegal gold miners from the Munduruku Indigenous Territory. Part two, ...