A ferryboat has collided with a bridge in Brazil's northern state of Pará, plunging a 200m (657ft) section into the Moju River. Witnesses said two small cars fell into the water after the ship ...

Set in the coastal town of Tamandaré in Brazil's Pernambuco state, Carneiros Beach is a little more than 60 miles from the nearest city, Recife. The easiest way to get there is by car or via a ...

Why are there so many murders in Brazil? Is the honeymoon period over ... the capital of northern Pará state. It was one of seven neighbourhoods to which federal forces were deployed in March ...

By Fernanda Wenzel Unlike land grabbers and illegal cattle ranchers, who knock thousands of hectares of trees down within a ...

Authorities use satellites to track deforestation caused by chain saws or fire. Now criminals are using chemicals to degrade ...

Brazil Prepares to Remove Illegal Amazon Gold ... 24,000 square km (9,000 square miles), about the size of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, and is home to 61 villages of Munduruku, Apiacas and ...

Amazon agreed $180 million deal to buy carbon credits Para government says deal will be finalised after consultations Indigenous peoples said they were not properly consulted BRASILIA, Oct 15 ...

Brazil Fines Meat Packers $64 Million for Buying ... and 23 meat packing companies that bought the cattle in the states of Para and Amazonas. The enforcement operation was aimed at curbing ...

SAO PAULO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Brazilian port terminal group Amport said on Thursday that grains transport through the Tapajos waterway has come to a halt as a severe drought hit northern Brazil ...

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds from ENE to E at 10 mph (16.1 kph). The overnight low will be 79 °F (26.1 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 86 °F (30 °C). Winds from E to ENE at 10 to 14 mph (16.1 ...

Students tell us what they have learned from the platonic, familial and romantic relationships in their lives. By The Learning Network How do you feel about automated vehicles? What effects do ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The government of the Brazilian state of Para in the Amazon will consult Indigenous communities on how they will benefit from the future sale of carbon offset credits that U.S ...