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    Construction of an elevated section of the FIOL railway line. Image by Rafael Martins.

    Builders of Railroad in Brazil Call It Progress. The Price Is Too High Say Locals

    It happened eight years ago: Elicarlos Ferreira da Silva and his family were returning ...

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    Spensy Pimentel and Rafael Martins
    Victoria Regia and the Amazon

    Amazon Threatened by Presidential Election. Brazil Might Follow Trump Out of Paris Agreement

    Almost every Brazilian (91 percent) wants to get closer to nature, while 27 percent ...

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    Jenny Gonzales
    Amazon, the land of fantasy

    Turning It into a Magic Place Is Not Doing the Amazon Any Good

    The Amazon, perhaps more than any other region of the globe, has consistently been ...

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    Stephen Nugent
    Jaguar (onça) can be seen by the Rio Abobral

    Brazil’s Thirst for Hydropower Is Killing the Wildlife-rich Pantanal

    The Pantanal in central South America may not be as globally famous as the ...

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    Lauren Crabb, Anna Laing, Bronwen Whitney and Carlos Saito

    Roads, Railways, Waterways, Dams: an Elaborate Plan to Kill the Amazon

    The Amazon’s rivers once were sufficient for commerce, now international commodities traders want to ...

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    Sue Branford and Maurício Torres

    One Million Brazilians Have Been Displaced by Dams

    March 14 was International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water and ...

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    Thaís Brianezi

    Ecology Expert Pans Brazil for Building More Hydroelectrics

    Washington Novaes, a Brazilian journalist who writes on environmental issues and has been a ...

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    Ana Paula Marra