Brazil's Fordlandia: Tracing the roots of Amazon deforestation | Environment News
Aveiro, Brazil – The flames grew to more than thirty meters and sent waves of smoke rising through the jungle.…
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Thousands of Brazilians demonstrate in support of Bolsonaro amid a coup investigation | Jair Bolsonaro News
Brazil's former president rallies his supporters in a bid to demonstrate his political strength as investigations into the alleged coup…
What made Pelé so great?
cnn — Born into poverty (he used to kick a grapefruit in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais), Pelé finished…
Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves under investigation for alleged sexual assault
cnn — Brazilian footballer Dani Alves is being investigated for an alleged sexual assault that occurred in Barcelona last month,…
Basic facts about major railway accidents
Editor's note: This schedule does not include everything. Selected rail incidents with at least 200 deaths are listed, plus incidents…
The widow of President Moïse of Haiti, former prime minister among the 50 accused of his murder | News
A leaked document claims the first lady allegedly conspired with the former prime minister to kill the president and replace…
Brazil withdraws its ambassador to Israel amid a dispute over Lula's comments on Gaza | Israel's war against Gaza News
Israel says the Brazilian president is not welcome in the country after comparing Israel's war in Gaza to the Holocaust.…
In Rio Carnival parades, Yanomami activists fight against “genocide” with samba | Indigenous rights news
Rio de Janeiro Brazil – With yellow and green feathers radiating from his headdress, Davi Kopenawa entered the parade route…
Venezuela orders suspension of UN human rights office and gives staff days to leave | United Nations News
Earlier this week, the UN agency expressed “deep concern” over the detention of prominent human rights activist Rocío San Miguel.…
UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5C | Climate Crisis News
Three former and future UN climate summit hosts will form a 'troika' to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.…