Brazil Indians Occupy Belo Monte Dam Site
As indigenous groups on Tuesday began their sixth day of occupying the Belo Monte dam, the government accused Indian leaders...
May 7, 2013Topic
Amazon
Watch the Cow Walk Back-and-Forth
When I get back to a hotel room and decide that I need a little TV time, I normally search...
April 2, 2013
Land Dispute Deaths Up Ten Percent
The number of people murdered in Brazil over land and environmental disputes rose by more than ten percent in 2012,...
March 5, 2013
Earth, Wind and Water
There is more to water than meets the eye, especially with the apparent abundance of water in some areas and...
January 29, 2013
Brazil 2012: Reviewing the Year in Politics
From municipal elections to the mensalão, from dams to deforestation, for the slowing economy and the booming middle class, 2012...
December 25, 2012
Norway Pays to Slow Deforestation: Daily
Norway is to give Brazil’s Amazon Fund US$180 million in recognition of its success in bringing deforestation to record-low levels...
December 9, 2012
TIM Digitizing Brazil’s Amazon: Daily
Italian telecom giant TIM has unveiled a new R$171 million (US$84 million) plan to bring high-speed internet to Brazil’s Amazon...
November 6, 2012
New Dams Planned for Heart of Amazon
The Brazilian government is planning to build at least 23 new hydroelectric dams in the country’s Amazon region, increase Brazil’s...
September 25, 2012
Brazil to Auction New Oil Concessions
The Brazilian government has announced that it will restart oil exploration rights auctions in 2013, ending a five-year hiatus.
September 25, 2012