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    Members of the Uru-eu-wau-wau stand at the edge of their territory. Image courtesy of the Uru-eu-wau-wau

    How an Amazon Tribe in Brazil Took Control of Their Own Story and Escaped Covid

    When the Uru-eu-wau-wau were first contacted in 1981, disease and death followed shortly thereafter. ...

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    Alejandro Smith
    Rutian Pataxó, poses at historic center of Salvador, capital of Bahia state. Image by Raul Spinassé

    Brazilian Indians Keep Their Culture Alive by Living in Big Cities

    Leaning on the balcony railing at her rickety house, perched above the stairs and ...

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    Alexandre Lyrio
    Women strip away the outer husk of the babassu palm nut. Image by Peter Caton courtesy of ISPN

    Big Agribusiness Threatens Livelihood of 400.000 Coconut Breakers in Brazil’s Cerrado

    Every September for half a century, Maria Antônia Trindade Mendes has started the babassu ...

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    Sarah Sax and Maurício Angelo
    Victoria Regia and the Amazon

    Amazon Threatened by Presidential Election. Brazil Might Follow Trump Out of Paris Agreement

    Almost every Brazilian (91 percent) wants to get closer to nature, while 27 percent ...

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    Jenny Gonzales