Economy

Fisherman Dil Maiko Marinho stands by a felled tree in an area claimed by Cargill in Xingu Island, Brazil. Photo taken August 12, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation /André Cabette Fábio

Amazon Residents Accuse US Cargill of Threatening Their Rights and Way of Life

For centuries, riverside communities, including the “quilombola” descendants of enslaved Africans who escaped from ...

A soy field in Brazil

Study Finds Soy Farming Is Causing Cancer Deaths in Children in Brazil

Researchers say they have found a correlation between soy farming and leukemia deaths among ...

 Brazil is fourth among the most favorable locations for IT staff outsourcing recruitment

How US Companies Can Benefit from Recruiting Tech Talent in Brazil

In the dynamic world of tech recruitment, finding and securing top talent is a ...

A picture of an oil platform operated by Brazil's Petrobras in the bay of Guanabara in Rio de Janeiro/picture alliance/imageBROKER

How Russia’s War in Ukraine Increases Role of Brazil in the World Economy

No matter whether it’s oil, gas, lithium, food, renewable energy — Brazil has plenty ...

Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Image by Tomaz Silva/ABr

40-year Study Shows Alarming Extreme Temperatures in Brazil

Released in February 2022, the latest report prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...

Samuel de Saboia (Brazil),"Too Young to Burn", Zurich, 2020.

Brazil: Mounting Pressure for Haddad’s Fiscal Framework

Can a BRICS inflow stave off growing signs of a coup? Don’t you expect ...

An indigenous man participates in a modeling exercise run by Conexsus in Mato Grosso, Brazil - Conexsus/Handout

Rich in Forests, Brazil Is Trying to Build a Strong Bioeconomy

Alongside the Brazilian Amazon’s vast soy and cattle ranching economy – a major driver ...