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As Brazil cracks down on illegal mining in the Amazon rainforest, villagers are paying a steep price. They want the government to offer them economic alternatives.

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Say hello to the pasteis de nata, the signature Portuguese pastry at Raffles Bostons new ground level café, Cafe Pastel.

Ahead of a project to spray carbon dioxide into jungle plots, researchers contemplate what its results might signal about the forest’s future.

Brazils National Federation of Journalists (Fenaj) found that there have been 230 cases of violence against press freedom in the nine states of the Legal Amazon in the last ten years, Agencia Brasil reported. According to a study released this week, the State of Pará accounts for the largest number of violent acts against newspeople in the Amazon, with 89 cases recorded in a decade, followed by Amazonas (38), Mato Grosso (31) and Rondônia (20). The murder of English journalist Dom Phillips and...

Jose Aldo confirms a 'super fight' of days gone by was initially on the cards for UFC 301, in the form of a bout with Dominick Cruz.

This article looks at the 25 big budget film locations to visit in the world.

All three legacy-oil pipelines in the Andean Amazon system are old. The Oleoducto Transandino Colombiano (OTC) has been operating for 53 years, followed by the Sistema de Oleoducto Transecuatoriano (SOTE) at 50 years and the Oleoducto Norperuano (ONP) at 45 years. Pipeline technology has changed dramatically since their construction, with improvements in steel alloys, welding […]

A look at some famous footballers in the mens game known by just their first name...

How is Adriano Pedrosa's Venice Biennale show, 'Foreigners Everywhere?' Judge for yourself.