Since World War II, the U.S. has been hailed as the world's breadbasket, pumping grains and meat from its fertile heartland out to the world. But another country is snatching that mantle away: Brazil.

In Brazil’s 2018 elections, 422 candidates running in executive and legislative races at state and federal levels across the country received donations from individuals and partners of companies ...

An analysis of data on property size and type as well as land use reveals the distribution of deforestation, remaining forest cover and carbon stocks in Mato Grosso, Brazil’s third largest state.

Mato Grosso do Sul is among Brazil’s most strategic states for transnational crime. All manner of smuggling takes place in the seven cities scattered along the state’s extensive border with Paraguay .

Brazilian authorities have declared a state of emergency for six months in Mato Grosso do Sul in a move to facilitate help against the fire in the Pantanal, a natural region encompassing the world's ...

In Brazil, a group of armed assailants and farmers over the weekend attacked Indigenous communities that had reclaimed stolen land in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The violent rampage left at least ...

Ahead of a major exhibition in London documenting the South American wetland as it faces unprecedented threat, Lalo de Almeida recounts the stories behind his award-winning images ...

Brazilian Amazon states are leading an offensive against environmental regulations in the Amazon and beyond. The movement gained momentum in October when Brazil’s granary, Mato Grosso state, approved ...

The discovery of a new primate species and suspected new fish and plant species highlights the need for management plans for some of the last unexplored areas in the Amazon. Mato Grosso, Brazil: The ...

More than 1,000 sq km of the Amazon has been felled on Brazilian soya farms over the past decade, despite an internationally recognised agreement to protect the rainforest, an investigation can reveal ...

Basic information and contact details for Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul The Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul or UFMS) was founded in ...

SAO PAULO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Truckers and other demonstrators protesting the electoral defeat of President Jair Bolsonaro are hampering the transport of corn in Mato Grasso state, the heart of Brazil ...