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    Sebastiana Pinto da Silva, midwife at Terra Dominial Indígena Barreira da Missão, in Tefé, Amazonas Photo: Luís Patriani.

    ‘Doctors Have Science, We Have Wisdom,” Says Midwife Defending Her Work Inside the Amazon

    The community of Deus é Pai (“God is our Father”) sits by the Tefé ...

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    Luís Patriani
    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
    A memorial in honor of Dorothy Stang, a U.S.-born nun killed 15 years ago. Crosses represent murdered and threatened rural workers. Image by Daniel Beltrá/Greenpeace.

    Why Killings of Environmentalists and Indians Keep Increasing in Brazil: Almost Certain Impunity

    When Jair Bolsonaro took office as president of Brazil at the start of 2019, ...

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    Daniel Camargos
    Waiãpi indigenous children in Amapá state, Brazil. Image by Sam Cowie/Mongabay.

    Amazon Indians Fear Coronavirus Amid a Campaign to Convert Them to Christianity

    Indigenous leaders in Brazil are acting to avert the devastating impact coronavirus could have ...

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    Sam Cowie
    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