The Ver-o-Peso market, one of the oldest in Belém, a Brazilian city on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, had certainly been ...

On the banks of the Guama River where the city of Belem presses up against the vast green Amazon, Brazil is pioneering an ...

In remote parts of the world, cooking isn’t just about food—it’s a way of life. Tribes have mastered unique techniques that ...

A new generation of craft chocolate makers in Brazil is creating bars with “identity.” And they’re helping to sustain the ...

Having studied the healing plants and peoples of tropical South America for well over four decades, I am often asked, “What ...

Using biotechnology, local materials, and indigenous heritage, Normando turns fashion into protest and visibility on the ...

Ilha do Combu in Portuguese – rises like a wall of living green from Brazil’s Guamá River. It is a testament to centuries of ...

As well as generating an immense variety of products and services, the sociobioeconomy can conserve millions of hectares of ...

The UN climate conference in the Brazilian Amazon marks an unprecedented effort to elevate Indigenous concerns in negotiating ...

A study argues that the use of glyphosate produces a slow form of chemical violence that suffocates people, ecosystems and ways of life. This violence forces riverside communities to leave and makes ...

A market central to a Brazilian port city’s culture and cuisine got a makeover for the U.N. Climate Change Conference. The ...

The animal kingdom is full of fascinating creatures, and some of the most intriguing among them begin with the letter ‘U’. From ocean-dwelling giants to tiny insects that shape ecosystems, these ...