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Colombia wants to restrict oil production while the Brazilian government is divided on the issue

Brazil's has 1.69 million Indigenous people, almost twice as many as previously acknowledged by the state, according to numbers announced on Monday by the national statistics agency IBGE from the 2022 census. In 2010, the IBGE had counted 896,917 indigenous people. Government officials said the 88% increase was due to changes in methodology by census teams that traveled to remote villages in the Amazon rainforest to count indigenous population for the first time.

"Oil-free Amazon," said a banner held by the group of 50 protesters outside a convention center where heads of state of Amazon nations will meet this week to discuss joining efforts to protect the rainforest.

There are more than 3,000 types of catfish around the world, and 30 in the US alone. Heres a rundown of the key species for anglers.

Leaders are gathering in Brazil to discuss ways to protect critical rainforest after years of deforestation and threats.

Brazils has 1.69 million Indigenous people, almost twice as many as previously acknowledged by the state, according to numbers announced on Monday by the national statistics agency IBGE from the...

Summit will be a major political and diplomatic test for the Brazilian leader.

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) - "The Amazon brings people health," said Brazilian merchant Edison Rosa, holding out a handful of glistening, dark purple ant...

Debate over drilling for oil near mouth of Amazon sparks fierce infighting in Lula’s seven-month-old government

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -"The Amazon brings people health," said Brazilian merchant Edison Rosa, holding out a handful of glistening, dark purple antioxidant-rich acai berries - touted worldwide as a superfood. Belem, a port city in northern Brazil and gateway to the Amazon, is home to the bustling Ver-o-Peso market where merchants come to sell fish, herbs, nuts, berries and other fruit harvested from the world's largest rainforest. In the same city, heads of state from eight na...