Das Rocas News Today

<p>The land crab <em>Johngarthia lagostoma</em> occurs only on four ocean islands, three of which are in Brazil, but little is known of its natural history. Brazilian researchers discovered that a hill and beach on Trindade Island play a key role in the species’ reproductive cycle and survival.</p>

One day after the end of the COP28 climate summit, Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency (ANP) conducted what is known as the “End-of-the-World” auction, selling off drilling rights in 602 new exploration areas, including 21 in the Amazon River basin. More than half (12 blocks) are located in areas that directly impact up to 20 Indigenous […]

The Memorial, designed by Eduardo Souto de Moura, as a tribute to the victims of the 2017 forest fires, has been inaugurated.

The famous Praia das Rocas, in Castanheira de Pêra, will be opening its doors on 1 June, enabling visitors to enjoy the largest wave pool in Portugal.

UNESCO World Heritage Centre