And in this remote part of Brazil, where the Portuguese once tried to bring both the Amazon and the Spanish to heel, Zimpel found more than he could ever have imagined. Ruins of the colonial ...

Each dry season, farmers carve up and burn hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of acres in one of the world’s largest ...

Brazil should not explore oil reserves in the Amazon region, because of the dangerous impact on local communities, Indigenous ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Amazon has finally started selling directly in Brazil. The company launched its full-scale retail website in the country on Tuesday, selling over 120,000 products across 15 categories other than ...

Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil sped up in May to the fastest rate in a decade, according to data from an early-warning satellite system, as experts pointed to activity by illegal ...

New roads and riverways integrating the Brazilian Amazon and ports on the Pacific coast of South America are expected to be announced in 2025, reducing shipment costs to supply China. Brazil’s ...

Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s Amazon, looking out at the amber waters that are ...

Historically low water levels have affected hundreds of thousands of people and wildlife across Brazil’s Amazon and, with experts predicting the drought could last until early 2024, the problems ...