Tag: Amazon
Agribusiness Lobby Strips Brazil of a Puerto Rico of Conservation Areas
With Brazil in political turmoil, the bancada ruralista agribusiness lobby that dominates Congress has ...
In Brazil, Land Speculators Know Well They Are Above the Law
On the Amazon frontier, where many people operate outside the law, you often hear ...
On Brazilian Indian Matters the Fox Now Is Running the Henhouse
The Tapajós River Basin lies at the heart of the Amazon, and at the ...
For Many Brazilians the Dream of Prosperity in the Amazon Ends Up in Slavery
The dictionary definition of a settler, “one who emigrates to populate and/or exploit a ...
Vilela: A Brazilian Family Synonymous with Terror in the Amazon
Every month, a group of wealthy women representing some of Brazil’s most exclusive and ...
Brazil’s Former Minister Wants Farmers and Environmentalists United to Save the Amazon
Former Brazilian Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira has made an impassioned plea for a “new ...
Norway Threatens to Cut Aid If Brazil Can’t Stop Amazon’s Deforestation
Oil-rich Norway, which in many parts of the world emerged as the champion of ...
Once Expelled from Belo Monte, Brazil’s River People Are Back to Their Old Spot
All is not quiet on Brazil’s western frontier. Families that were displaced from their ...
Presented as Salvation of the Rainforest, the Amazon Soy Moratorium Is More Greenwash and Propaganda
At the turn of the 21st century, a juggernaut of expanding soy production moved ...
Two Faces of an Amazon Family: Ruthless Speculator Father, Eco Dreamer Daughter
The father, Ariosto da Riva, was a notorious land speculator; his daughter, Vitória da ...
