Text by Gustavo Faleiros and images by Marcio Isensee e Sá on 25 March 2019 Mongabay Series: Amazon Infrastructure, Global Forests Banner image caption: The gilded catfish (Brachyplatystoma Rousseauxii) can grow …
Venomous yellow scorpions are moving into Brazil’s big cities – and the infestation may be unstoppable
Overgenomen van: The Conversation – February 11, 2019 6.43am EST I live in São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil, home to some 12 million people – 20 million if …
Another dam bursts with mineral waste in Minas Gerais.
The collapsed structure belongs to Vale do Rio Doce. Re-Published in 25/01/2019 by D.Detmar, Original by Jonas Valente UPDATE 25-01 17:50 Brazilian time. There are untill this moment at least …
Jair Bolsonaro can be stopped from trashing the Amazon – here’s how
Anthony Pereira, King’s College London The inauguration of Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, has triggered fears that rates of deforestation in the Amazon will increase. There are indeed good reasons …
Strict Amazon protections made Brazilian farmers more productive, new research shows
Rachael Garrett, Boston University Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s new president, will make many decisions during his four-year term, from combating violence to stimulating a stagnant economy. Those decisions will have large …
Where Rio Poti flows into Rio Parnaíba
The old center of Teresina is situated between two rivers. From the left the river Parnaíba disappears into the distance, all the way North till The Atlantic Ocean. From the …
