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    Harvest time at a palm oil plantation in Pará, Brazil. Photo by Miguel Pinheiro/CIFOR.

    They Call Themselves Green, But Palm Oil in the Amazon Means Deforestation and Human Rights Violations

    Guided by an Indigenous leader, we drove down dusty roads in the Turé-Mariquita Indigenous ...

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    Karla Mendes
    The BR-319 is now passable in the dry season due to a "maintenance" program begun in 2016 - Photo: P.M. Fearnside.

    Here Starts the End of Brazil’s Amazon Forest. It’s Called BR-319 Highway

    The BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) Highway was built in the early 1970s by Brazil’s military ...

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    Philip M. Fearnside
    Commodities on the move on the completed southern section of the BR-163 Highway - Roosevelt Pinheiro / Agência Brasil

    For the Military, the Brazilian Indian Is a Savage and an Obstacle to Progress

    The media portrayal of Brazil’s annual fire season — which in 2020 is trending ...

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    Peter Speetjens

    In Dire Need of Repairs Brazilian Roads Become Attractive to Foreign Capital

    Brazil is living a new phase of investment in highways, which may bring new ...

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    Isaura Daniel