By Shanna Hanbury Commodity-trading giant Cargill recently signaled that it will weaken its no-deforestation commitments in ...

In a rare encounter, a young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe approached a riverine community in Brazil's Amazon, according to the country's Indigenous affairs agency and local witnesses.

The world’s largest agricultural boom is transforming a vast savanna of hidden wonders. Here’s what happens when progress ...

Brazil captivates visitors with its vibrant culture, stunning beaches, the vast Amazon rainforest, the iconic Christ the ...

Thousands of fires are currently wreaking havoc in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Many of them have been blazing for months, and it could take months more still to put them out. Although fires ...

Colombia has long been the largest recipient of U.S. foreign assistance in South America. Recent USAID money has supported ...

In Manaus, a sprawling city of more than 2 million, the depth of the Rio Negro, a major branch of the Amazon River, reached ...

Expanding aquaculture in the Amazon could provide nutritional and economic benefits at a fraction of the environmental cost ...

Brazil, Latin America’s largest and most ... Belem, an Atlantic port city that is on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, doesn’t have the same infrastructure as other big cities, which has ...

Riverside forests in Brazil have facilitated continuous tree migration between the Amazon and Atlantic rainforests. DNA ...

Brazil captivates visitors with its vibrant culture, stunning beaches, the vast Amazon rainforest, the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, and the energetic Carnival festival. The country also ...