Para, Brazil News

The scars are unmistakably man made. Hard-edged squares and rectangles,hundreds of acres across, hacked and burned out of the Amazon rainforest.

A boat transporting over 90people overturned and sank in the Amazon River, in Para state, Brazil's northern region, killing at least two people, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Pilgrims hold up a banner featuring an image of Christ during a boat procession along the Caraparu River in Santa Izabel do Para, Brazil, Dec.

Several factors have recently limited Brazilian soybean expansion. That may soon change, says Marcelo Monteiro, executive director of Aprosoja, the Mato Grosso soybean growers' association.

" In the heart of the Amazon, a group of lumberjacks is pioneering the sustainable exploitation of the world's biggest rainforest doing their part to combat global warming.

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Cytogenetic studies were carried out on samples of Eigenmannia virescens obtained from four river systems of the Eastern Amazon region .

No matter how many times you hear them, there are some statistics that just bowl you over.

GDAE's research program on Agricultural Expansion and Climate Change has published a new Working Paper highlighting the environmental costs of agricultural expansion in the Amazon.

A student is taking a break from his studies to run in an "ultra-marathon" in the Amazon jungle.

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others.

Clarinha Glock interviews CLARA BRANDAO, Brazilian nutrition activist* Clara Brandao in action.

Rio De Janeiro - A ship carrying 185 people sank on Tuesday in the Amazon River near the Brazilian city of Manaus.

Rio de Janeiro, July 22 : At least 185 people sank along with the ship they were travelling in, into the Amazon River near Manaus city Tuesday.

Three bodies have been discovered from a boat sunk on Tuesday afternoon in Brazilian Amazon river near Manaus, the Manaus Fire Department said.

Well 3 days on a crowded boat sharing your personal space with 150 other people wile in a hammock.... It was really good actually!!! Everyone was friendly and the food on board wasnt too bad.

In the Brazilian town of Santarem, one brave priest is the only thing standing between multi-national grain trader Cargill and the rest of the Amazon a In Santarem people started to say, a oewhy is it so much hotter?a . I tell people this is not Goda s doing; this is happening because of the destruction of the rainforest.a Father Edilberto Sena ...

This article in The Economist deserves praise for, if nothing else, a comprehensive view of the issues involving the Amazon and the debate over methods to protect while developing it in a sustainable fashion.