Reuters

Deaths jump in Brazil's indigenous tribes as virus spreads

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Coronavirus is spreading fast through Brazil's indigenous populations, with deaths caused by the disease increasing more than five-fold in the past month, according to ...
Newsday

Isolated Indigenous man returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest after brief contact

BRASILIA, Brazil — A young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe who approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to his people less than 24 hours later, Brazilian ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe

As can happen when mammoth projects are planned in Indigenous communities, Brazil Potash's plans are sparking fears of environmental impact and creating divisions. Opponents fear that mining will ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

The last member of a besieged Indigenous tribe in Brazil has died

The last member of an Indigenous tribe in Brazil has died, apparently of natural causes. The last member of a besieged Indigenous tribe in Brazil has died RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This story takes us to ...
Miami New Times

Alok Spreads a Message of Conservation Through Music

Alok is no stranger to the global stage. As one of the world’s most in-demand DJs, the 33-year-old Brazilian producer has amassed millions of monthly streams and regularly spins in cities like SÁ£o ...

Tribal chief faces severe penalties after authorities uncover criminal operation in forest: 'Its disappearance brings serious consequences'

"Those investigated may be charged with crimes such as organized crime, illegal logging in a federally owned permanent ...
KSAT

Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe

LAGO DO SOARES – Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s Amazon, looking out at the amber waters that are surrounded by a jagged shoreline that has been home for ...