By Adriano Machado, Lais Morais and Ricardo Brito ITAITUBA, Brazil, May 29 (Reuters) - Billions of dollars worth of gold is ...

Brazil’s government has announced a $75 million investment in the BR-319 highway, a move environmentalists fear could speed ...

A court in the northern Brazilian state of Pará has ruled that both federal and local officials must act to restore and ...

On a hot afternoon deep in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, Indigenous chief Megaron soaps himself and enjoys a quick swim in the ...

Brazil will invest $75 million to pave a highway that cuts through the center of the Amazon rainforest. Environmentalists ...

According to two recently published studies led by scientists from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the ...

MANAUS, Brazil — Months before hosting the U.N.’s first climate talks held in the Amazon, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions that undercut President Luiz Inácio Lula da ...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published ...

The Brazilian government has committed $617.5 million to boost ecological investment in the Amazon. Eight banks have pledged an additional $2 billion.

Indigenous chief Bepdjo Mekragnotire is once again preparing to lead a group of warriors to chase wildcat gold miners away ...

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when ...

A major geographical wonder in South America, the Amazon River flows some 4,000 miles from Peru to Brazil's Atlantic coast, making it the second-longest river in the world. Amazon River cruises ...