Brazil’s plans to build ports and roads to help move grains, beef and iron ore from the rainforest echo a development vision ...

When you think of Brazil, you picture colourful carnival goers, Christ the Redeemer towering over tourists, and sunbathers on ...

As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The ...

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

I would bet that Belém, a city in the northwest of the ... or for backpackers travelling around every corner of Brazil. Known as the ‘gateway to the Amazon’ due to its location on the mouth ...

The climate conference doesn't begin until November but controversy is already swirling, according to the BBC.

Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being paved over in Brazil to make way for a ... while others said the city "as a whole is being improved." According to the BBC ...

Brazil is looking to build highways elsewhere ... according to government officials. The city is situated on the Pará River, close to where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean, and serves as a ...

almost five times the size of New York City. The plan is to transport the mineral in large barges through major Amazon Rivers to reach Mato Grosso State, Brazil's largest soybean producer.