Amazon, Indigenous

Isolated Indigenous man returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest after brief contact
Brazilian authorities say a young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe who approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to his people less than 24 hours later.
Indigenous man returns to tribe in Amazon rainforest after brief contact
A young man from an isolated indigenous tribe who approached a community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to his people less than 24 hours later, Brazilian authorities said. The encounter occurred at around 7pm local time on Wednesday in Bela Rosa, a community along the Purus River in the south-western Amazon.
Man From Uncontacted Indigenous Tribe Emerges in Amazon, and Villagers Demonstrate a Lighter
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
Man from uncontacted tribe emerges from rainforest, signals to villagers
Meanwhile, Brazil’s Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas (National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples, or Funai) estimates around 100 uncontacted Indigenous groups still live deep in the Amazon rainforest.
Indigenous Man From Uncontacted Tribe Shows Up in Brazilian Village
The young man from an Indigenous Amazonian tribe is receiving medical treatment, while authorities prepare to attempt communication with him.
Rare encounter: Brazil villagers show man from uncontacted tribe in Amazon how to use a lighter
Reportedly, the villagers believed that the man from the uncontacted Indigenous Amazon tribe contacted them to ask for fire.
Man from uncontacted Amazon tribe emerges from forest
A young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon, the country’s Indigenous affairs agency and local witnesses said Thursday. The encounter occurred around 7pm on Wednesday in Bela Rosa,
Brazil’s Lula backs oil exploration in the Amazon ahead of hosting UN climate talks
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is defending oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon River as a way to ...
Brazil's Lula to meet with agency on Petrobras' bid to drill near mouth of Amazon river
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with environmental agency Ibama this week or the ...
Brazil’s drug gangs haul in more cash from fuel than cocaine
Brazilian drug gangs are bringing in far more money from fuel and other products than from cocaine trafficking, an expansion ...
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Mining dredges return to Amazon River’s main tributary, months after crackdown
The return of the floating structures shows the resilience of illegal gold mining in the Amazon, which destroys the riverbeds ...
Brazil's Lula to meet with environment agency on Petrobras' bid to drill near mouth of the Amazon river
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with environmental agency Ibama either this week or the next to ...
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Judge blocks law aimed at protecting the Amazon in controversial move: 'We can't accept ... demands'
A Brazilian judge suspended a key tax law that was protecting the Amazon rainforest's deforested areas. Judge blocks law ...
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The culture of corruption across the Amazon Basin
Journalists typically treat corruption as an issue of governance. However, dishonesty is not an attribute of constitutional ...
Brazil soy lobby tells growers to reject EU anti-deforestation rule in contracts
A powerful Brazilian soy grower lobby is recommending farmers reject the inclusion in soy purchase and sale contracts of the ...