When you think of Brazil, you picture colourful carnival goers, Christ the Redeemer towering over tourists, and sunbathers on ...

Today, eight river ports are under expansion in Brazil’s northern half, with five railways planned for the Amazon and northeast Brazil, three waterways and dozens of highway pavements ...

Pete Casey’s epic, six-year trek along the entire length of the Amazon River nears its final steps ... for the first of many times near Almeirim, Brazil. With a small boat trailing behind ...

While southern Brazil is known for its meat, Pará’s placement on the Amazon River delta means fresh seafood is abundant, and fresh fruit is also a must: tucumã, a sweet-tasting fruit often ...

It is a popular sight on boat tours and river expeditions. The Amazon's largest city is Manaus, Brazil, a "breakneck jungle metropolis" with "far-flung foods, frenetic markets and river-driven way ...

At threat is one of the largest waterways in the region, the Paraná water system that millions of people in Brazil ... deforestation further north in the Amazon jungle. Reporter: BBC South ...

ALTAMIRA, Brazil, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A transformative initiative in the Brazilian Amazon is protecting nearly 400,000 hectares of rainforest while helping local communities build ...

Years of drought have dropped the Parana river ... Amazon, has retreated this year to its lowest level since its record low in 1944, hit by cyclical droughts and dwindling rainfall upriver in Brazil.

Protected forests in Brazil and Peru hold some ... The city of Pucallpa, on the Ucayali River, is the hub of the logging industry in the Peruvian Amazon. Until a decade ago, global demand for ...

Robson Mura, of the Mura Indigenous community, watches the sunrise at the Moyray village in Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros) ...