Brazilians unite to clean beaches after massive oil spill decimates coast
Brazilians have been critical of the government's response — or lack thereof — to the environmental crisis
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Out of fashion at H&M: Brazilian leather tied to Amazon fires
H&M joins Timberland and Vans brands in distancing themselves from Brazilian leather amid deforestation concerns
Ranchers blamed for deforestation in Brazil rely on a booming business
By some estimates, about 80% of deforestation in the Amazon has been to make way for cattle ranches
Amazon fires causing breathing problems in kids
Respiratory problems like pneumonia, coughing and secretion are particularly prevalent among children and the elderly
Brazil leader welcomes aid for devastating Amazon fires
After his government initially rejected $20 million in aid from G-7, President Bolsonaro said his government will now accept foreign money
Amazon tribe warns future of the rainforest could be in jeopardy
While humans are largely to blame for the destruction of the rainforest, some have managed to maintain it
U.S.-China trade war is fueling the Amazon's raging fires
Conflict over trade between the world's two largest economies is providing tinder for a global ecological disaster
Thousands of new wildfires burn across the Amazon
After loosening environmental regulations to speed economic development of the rainforest, Brazil's president promises to deploy troops to battle flames
DiCaprio's foundation pledges $5M for Amazon fires
Earth Alliance says it aims to "protect the life-sustaining biodiversity of the Amazon against the surge of wildfires burning across the region"
Brazil military begins operations to fight Amazon rainforest fires
The Amazon fires have become a global issue, escalating tensions between Brazil and European countries who believe Bolsonaro has neglected commitments to protect biodiversity
Why the Amazon could be at risk of "collapsing"
"As we chop more of the rainforest, what we're risking is reaching a tipping point"
Brazil's leader says he might send military to fight Amazon fires
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro under increasing international pressure to contain record number of fires in Amazon
Brazil officials call Amazon fire outrage "sensationalist"
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro encouraged development in the Amazon rainforest. Now he's calling global backlash "sensationalist"
What you can do to help the burning Amazon rainforest
The Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world and vital to combating climate change — and it's on fire with no end in sight
Pictures from the Amazon rainforest fires
A record number of fires have devastated the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and neighboring countries
Smoke plumes from Amazon rainforest fires spotted from space
The sky in Sao Paulo, Brazil, went dark Monday due to the smoke carried in from nearly 1,700 miles away
Amazon fires caused by humans, environmentalists say
The rainforest protection group Amazon Watch says farmers, emboldened by the government, intentionally set the forest ablaze
Police kill man who held bus passengers hostage
All of the hostages, who were unharmed, were freed after the standoff in Brazil
500 million bees drop dead in Brazil in 3 months
Lab research pointed to pesticides with neonicotinoids and fipronil — products banned in Europe — as the main cause of death
Relatives identifying victims of deadly prison riot in Brazil
Dozens of relatives of inmates killed during a riot in northern Brazil are gathering at a coroner's office Tuesday
16 decapitated, 57 killed as rival gangs battle inside Brazil prison
Riot erupted as "a settling of accounts between the two groups" and led to huge fire in northern Brazil's Altamira prison
Armed robbers take off with $40 million worth of gold from airport
The suspects, who are still at large, posed as police officers and drove away with two hostages and the valuables
Rare Amazon tribe captured on video
The clip filmed in the northern state of Maranhao shows members of the Awa tribe
"I'm an American": U.S. deports man adopted as a child
"I am anything but Brazilian. I am an American," said Paul Schreiner, who was adopted from Brazil by a U.S. family three decades ago
Dozens killed in riots in Brazilian prisons plagued by drug gangs
Violence broke out in at least 3 prisons in the northern city of Manaus, where similar rioting erupted in 2017 and left more than 120 dead
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