Brazil’s Manaus Recalls a Forgotten Pandemic Nightmare

In Manaus, the Brazilian Amazon’s capital, oxygen shortages once led to mass graves and unthinkable desperation during the COVID-19 crisis. Now, five years after the country’s first official pandemic death, residents who bore witness recount the bleakness …

Brazil is cutting thousands of trees in Amazon rainforest to build a 4-lane highway for climate summit

GUWAHATI, March 13: Brazil is cutting thousands of trees in the Amazon rainforest to build a 4-lane highway for the upcoming COP30 climate summit in November 2025. The four-lane highway, Avenida Liberdade, is being built near Belém, the host city. The …

Brazil is building a highway in the rainforest to service a climate conference

The next instalment in a series of United Nations climate change conferences will be COP30, taking place in Bélem, Brazil, in November. The city of 1.3 million people, known as the gateway to the Amazon River, is building a new central square that includes …

FILE: Brazil dam collapse in 2015

Termites in Brazil are known for building high mounds connected by tunnels across vast stretches of land

Amazon Rainforest Cleared for COP30 Highway in Brazil: Is It Counterproductive to Climate Action?

Adler Silveira, the secretary of the state government's infrastructure, defended the project as an "important mobility intervention," and said it was a "sustainable highway," the Daily Mail reported. He said, "We can have a …

Brazil puts forward Pietro Mendes for new term as Petrobras chairman

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Thursday that the Brazilian government has put forward Pietro Mendes for a new term as chairman, among the board members nominations from its shareholders that the company has received. …

Lula Invites Tinubu to Brazil as Nigeria, Brazil Strengthen Bilateral Ties

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has extended an invitation to President Bola Tinubu as part of efforts to deepen diplomatic and economic relations between Nigeria and Brazil. The announcement was made by Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister …

Brazil Faces $1.5 Billion Export Loss as Trump’s Steel Tariffs Take Effect

The Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea) estimates Brazil will lose $1.5 billion in steel exports due to the 25% tariff imposed by the United States. This new measure, which took effect on March 12, targets all steel and aluminum imports …

International Tourist Arrivals in Brazil grew 59% in…

Carnival, Brazil   In the first two months of 2025, Brazil received 2,810,553 international tourists, which represents the best mark in the historical series for the two-month period. In comparison with the same period in 2024, the increase was 57%. The …