Though Lula has sought to be recognized as a champion of the world's tropical forests and Brazil's Indigenous peoples, he has ...

Freedom House, a think-tank in Washington, calls Brazil a “swing state” because it is one of just a few large democracies ...

Brazil's government on Monday apologized to families of victims of the country's military dictatorship whose remains could be among those found in a clandestine mass grave 35 years ago.

A dispute between state-run oil company Petrobras and steelmaker Gerdau will delay the first dismantling of an oil production ...

thousands of Indigenous people marched Tuesday in Brazil’s capital, demanding the state guarantee and expand their rights to ...

Raizen, a joint-venture between Shell Plc and Cosan SA, hired Banco Itau BBA for the sale, according to one of the people. The mills are in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Officials from Brazil’s Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture and the Ministry of Racial Equality on ...

The latest edition of Visions du Réel’s highly selective Work in Progress showcase, spotlighting six bold international ...

Munduruku in the Tapajós river, next to Sawré Muybu Indigenous Land, home to the Munduruku people, Pará state, Brazil. Image by Valdemir Cunha / Greenpeace. The recruitment of Indigenous ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A passenger bus flipped on its side in southeastern Brazil in the early hours of Tuesday, killing 11 people, including two children, local authorities said. Around 50 passengers ...

As you approach his Capoto/Jarina Indigenous territory in Mato Grosso state, large single-crop farms ... crime groups such as Comando Vermelho, one of Brazil's biggest gangs, in the region. "White ...