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Brazil's environmental authority has approved one of the final requirements for state-run oil company Petrobras to proceed with oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon River.

Brazil’s environmental agency, IBAMA, approved a key step that could soon allow Petrobras, the nation’s state oil company, to begin offshore oil drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River. In ...

They were reported to be crossing the Upper Xingu, a southeastern tributary river of the Amazon River. The final letter, written from Dead Horse Camp, gave their location and was generally optimistic.

Cruising is a smart choice to cover the most ground, some of which is very remote, with many itineraries beginning in Peru or northern Brazil in a region that is home to about 10 per cent of the ...

The Amazon is home to sloths, black spider monkeys, and poison dart frogs, as well as one of Earth’s final refuges for jaguars, harpy eagles, and pink river dolphins. It is home to one out of every ...

The mighty Amazon starts in the foothills of the Andes mountains in Peru and flows east on a 4,000-mile course towards the Atlantic Ocean. While some Amazon River cruises focus on the eastern end, ...