Tag: indians
In a Brazil Where Worst Is Always Coming to Worst, These Men Stand Their Ground
Brazil has made headlines recently for almost entirely negative reasons — whether it is ...
Palmares, Brazil’s Slave Rebellion, Still Going On 400 Years Later
The Quilombo dos Palmares was a nation of fugitive slaves, Indians, and a few ...
Bad Times Being Used as Excuse to Dramatically Increase Cutting Down the Amazon
From sweeping cuts of funds to protect forests, to the loosening of conservation of ...
In Brazil, Guns and Tear Gas Are No Match for Indians’ Arrows
Brazilian Indians defied police repression in Brazil’s capital city on Tuesday, as officers ...
On Indian Day, Brazil’s Guarani Are in Europe to Fight for Their Land
A global wave of protest organized by Survival International has called for a halt ...
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 ...
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 ...
Açaí, Brazil Nuts and Other Amazon Trees Are Only Abundant Thanks to Ancient Indians
Ancient indigenous peoples had a far more profound impact on the composition of the ...
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 ...
Brazil Is Losing Conservation Reserves. Mining Interests Seem to Be Behind the Move
New legislation in Brazil has been proposed to reduce or eliminate several Amazon conservation ...
