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Açaí Boom Threatens Amazon Biodiversity Through Monocropping

Under the oppressive heat of the Amazon summer, Brazilian Jose Diogo climbs a palm tree nimbly and cuts a cluster of black fruits: the...

Amazon Nations Pledge Alliance to Save Rainforest

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

Guardians of the Amazon: Indigenous Warriors Defend Their Land

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

Exploring the Impact of Rising CO2 Levels on the Amazon Rainforest

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...

Threat to Endangered Macaws in Brazilian Wind Farm

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:...

Illegal Mining in the Brazilian Amazon: Life on the edge

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

Amazon Indigenous lands prevent disease, save billions: study

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

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

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...

Rio Carnival Costumes Get a Second Life

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

Rio Carnival 2023: A Vibrant Celebration of Life and Democracy

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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Surfing Activism Takes Hold Across Latin America

Surfers and local communities in Peru, Chile, and Ecuador have stepped up efforts to safeguard their coastlines, pushing for laws that protect key surf...

Costa Rica’s Elesban Rodríguez Honored at Pasadena Rose Parade

Elesban Rodríguez, director of the Banda Municipal de Zarcero, stepped into the spotlight at the 137th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, on New...

U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Visits Costa Rica for Holiday Break

U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, has chosen Costa Rica for her Christmas vacation this year. She arrived with her fiancé,...

How Clay Training Can Limit Latin American Tennis Players on Faster Surfaces

On the tennis courts of San José, young Costa Rican players chase futures shaped by a surface few here know as home. At the...