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Raoni, a 90-year-old chief of the Kayapo people known for traveling the world to raise awareness of threats to the Amazon, also slashed Bolsonaro's words

Legendary Amazon Chief Raoni Calls Brazil President a Liar for Blaming Indians for Wildfires

Brazil’s Chief Raoni Metuktire, one of the most iconic defenders of the Amazon, condemned ...

People with Covid-10 being buried in collective graves

Resurgence of Covid-19 in Brazil’s Amazon Dashes Hopes of Herd Immunity

The largest city in Brazil’s Amazon has closed bars and river beaches to contain ...

Standard Bearer for Rio's Escola de Samba Portela

Rio Carnaval Will Have to Wait for Green Light from the Coronavirus

Rio de Janeiro’s world famous Carnaval parade will not take place in February 2021 ...

An indigenous community in Brazil wearing masks against coronavirus

With Close to 1,000 Deaths, Brazil Indians Get an App to Keep Track of Covid-19

Indigenous and environmental organizations in Brazil launched an app aimed at alerting indigenous communities ...

CUFA volunteers distribute food parcels to favela residents in Brazil | Daniel de Araújo / Avda Produções

Amid Covid-19, App with Facial Recognition Gets Food and Money to Brazil Favelas

As Brazil faces one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in the world, a smartphone ...

A woman in a favela in São Paulo holds up a facemask (Reuters/A. Perobelli)

Brazil’s 13 Million Favela Residents Forced to Fight Coronavirus by Themselves

When the novel coronavirus began spreading in Brazil, it was predominantly wealthy people who ...

Brazilian Indian chief, Paulinho Paiakan, dies victim of Covid 19 - Photo: Mídia Ninja

Brazil’s Coronavirus Hunger Games: Indigenous Communities and Their Struggle for Survival

With coronavirus infections steeply rising, Brazil is now the second placed country in the ...

Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, rides a horse while meeting fans.

Brazil and US: The Unmasked Leaders

It’s a masked world. One man wearing a mask is odd. He could be ...

A father kisses her daughter in Pedacinho do Céu (Little Piece of Heaven), one of the highest points of Turano favela. Photo: Fabrício Mota

Remain at Home, Say Authorities. But Favela Residents in Brazil Aren’t Allowed Such a Luxury

The novel coronavirus pandemic has led authorities to close borders, it has impeded circulation ...