Tag: amazon
Brazilian Indians Defy World’s Largest Soy Producer and Block Highway
A remote Amazonian tribe are blockading a major highway in the Brazilian state of ...
Brazil’s Voracity for Soy Is Breeding Unemployment and Prostitution
"We saw 50 tons of fish die in the Madeira in 2005. And we ...
10 Million or 45% of Brazil’s Amazon Population Live on Less Than US$ 2 a Day
Brazil may not achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals because parts of the country ...
Pioneer Brazil Invests US$ 13 Million in New Amazonas Factory
Company Pioneer Brazil, a manufacturer of audio equipment for automobiles, will invest US$ 12.7 ...
US College Students Get Chance to Meet Brazilian Amazon Up Close
American students from several US states have been selected to study conservation in the ...
Making Business Sense Out of Planting Trees in Brazil
Guapuruvu is the name of a gigantic tree originated in Brazil. It grows fast ...
Brazil Court Shuts Down US Soy Giant Cargill for Destroying Amazon
Brazil's Environmental Agency IBAMA has shut down a huge soy processing and shipping facility ...
Saving the Planet Is the World’s Duty. Not Brazil’s Alone
The January 7 issue of National Geographic features the Amazon as its cover story. ...
World Won’t Respect Brazilian Indians Patent Rights Starting with Brazil
They still live in the middle of the Amazon forest and their culture has ...
Brazil Ready to Tap Amazon for Drugs and the Land for Fuel
Ahead of US President George Bush's visit, Brazil announced plans to invest almost US$ ...
