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Most of the engravings on the River Negro - a major tributary of the Amazon in Manaus - are of facial expressions, some smiling and others looking grim.

Uruguay’s pursuit of a trade deal with China has angered its powerful neighbors while failing to yield economic gains.

Manaus is the capital city of the state of Amazonas in the North Region of Brazil. Located on the north bank of the Negro River, above the confluence of the rivers Negro and Solimões, which later form the mighty Amazon, it is the most populous city of both the Brazilian state of Amazonas and the Amazon rainforest, and thus the hub of tourism for the adventurous.

Guarani leader Tupã Gabriel, from Guaíra, gets the coronavirus vaccine. (Credit: Tupã Gabriel/Courtesy to Crux.) Indigenous people in Brazil are facing obstacles to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, despite being considered a priority group. SÃO PAULO – Indigenous people in Brazil are facing obstacles to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, despite being considered a priority group. Brazil began COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan. 17, and the bishops’ conference’s Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) has been campaigning to guarantee full access to the vaccine for the country’s indigenous peop...