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Brazil’s Supreme Court Convicts Bolsonaro for Coup Attempt

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Brazilian Photographer Sebastião Salgado Dies at 81

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Brazilian Teen Fonseca Makes History With Argentina Open Tennis Victory

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From Slavery to Specialty – The Rise of Black-Owned Coffee in Brazil

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Amazon Nations Pledge Alliance to Save Rainforest

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Eight South American countries agreed Tuesday to launch an alliance to fight deforestation in the Amazon, vowing at a summit in Brazil to stop...

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Guardians of the Amazon: Indigenous Warriors Defend Their Land

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In a remote pocket of the Brazilian Amazon under siege from illegal fishermen, poachers, loggers and drug traffickers, Indigenous people have taken it upon...

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Exploring the Impact of Rising CO2 Levels on the Amazon Rainforest

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Deep in the Amazon, an experiment unfolds that may allow a peek into the future to see what will happen to the world's largest...

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Threat to Endangered Macaws in Brazilian Wind Farm

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A wind farm in northeastern Brazil sounds like a welcome climate-friendly energy solution, but it is causing controversy over another kind of environmental worry:...

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Illegal Mining in the Brazilian Amazon: Life on the edge

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Working under an improvised shed hidden in the rainforest, Webson Nunes hears a shout and flips on his winch, hauling a colleague up from...

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Amazon Indigenous lands prevent disease, save billions: study

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Protected Indigenous reservations in the Amazon rainforest absorb thousands of tones of airborne pollution each year, saving around $2 billion annually in healthcare costs...

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Scientists make ‘disturbing’ find on remote island: plastic rocks

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There are few places on Earth as isolated as Trindade island, a volcanic outcrop a three- to four-day boat trip off the coast of...

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Rio Carnival Costumes Get a Second Life

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Proudly, Regina Coeli adorns herself with a spectacular crown of green and orange feathers. She prepares to parade in a "escola" in a town...

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Rio Carnival 2023: A Vibrant Celebration of Life and Democracy

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Rio de Janeiro's mayor declared the world's biggest carnival officially open Friday for the first full-scale edition in three years, calling it a celebration...

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The deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon region saw a decrease of 61% in January

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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest was down 61 percent in January -- Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's first month back in the...