By Karla Mendes Indigenous rights in Brazil have been at stake for decades: land invasions, increasing violence and ...

Opponents fear that mining will expose the tribe to harmful pollution and hurt tribal unity, while supporters think it will ...

Residents and officials worry illegal miners in the Munduruku Indigenous Territory in Brazil’s Amazon will simply return or ...

A 29-year-old Brazilian national convicted in his native country for manslaughter has been arrested while driving in Waltham, ...

This is part one of a series on the operation to evict illegal gold miners from the Munduruku Indigenous Territory. Part two, ...

Genetic analyses and interviews with Indigenous farmers revealed that most manioc crops resemble each other across time and ...

A United Nations effort is channeling more finance to communities to help them conserve, restore and sustainably manage ...

From January 25 to 30, 207 members of 34 ethnic groups from Brazil and seven other countries (Colombia, Peru, Mexico, ...

Potassium Mining Project in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest Divides Indigenous Tribe LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s ...

LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil — Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s Amazon, looking out at the amber waters that are surrounded by a jagged shoreline that has ...

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LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s Amazon, looking out at the amber waters that are surrounded by a jagged shoreline that ...