Tag: Amazon
A Few Reasons Why Michel Temer Should Step Down as President of Brazil
If you ask Google to translate the Portuguese word “temer”, the result is “to ...
The Number of Foreign Tourists in Brazil Is Dismal. The Country Needs a More Positive Narrative
It is home to the largest rainforest in the world. It has miles of ...
Indians Are the Best Answer to Save the Amazon. But There Is Less Room for Them in the New Brazil
Inside Brazil’s Indigenous Reserve 124, Chief Geraldo Apurina walks along a muddy footpath, past ...
In a Brazil Where Worst Is Always Coming to Worst, These Men Stand Their Ground
Brazil has made headlines recently for almost entirely negative reasons — whether it is ...
Bad Times Being Used as Excuse to Dramatically Increase Cutting Down the Amazon
From sweeping cuts of funds to protect forests, to the loosening of conservation of ...
Agribusiness Lobby Strips Brazil of a Puerto Rico of Conservation Areas
With Brazil in political turmoil, the bancada ruralista agribusiness lobby that dominates Congress has ...
In Brazil, Land Speculators Know Well They Are Above the Law
On the Amazon frontier, where many people operate outside the law, you often hear ...
On Brazilian Indian Matters the Fox Now Is Running the Henhouse
The Tapajós River Basin lies at the heart of the Amazon, and at the ...
For Many Brazilians the Dream of Prosperity in the Amazon Ends Up in Slavery
The dictionary definition of a settler, “one who emigrates to populate and/or exploit a ...
Vilela: A Brazilian Family Synonymous with Terror in the Amazon
Every month, a group of wealthy women representing some of Brazil’s most exclusive and ...
