Brazil News News Brazil » People: Brazil's highland forest has been shaped by climate change and Indigenous people for 6,000 years
When you think of a South American rainforest, you probably don't imagine biting winds, heavy frosts and freezing temperatures. But in the mountains of southern Brazil, that's exactly what you can ...
News Brazil » People: People in Brazil's Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
Smoke from wildfires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning their throats and reddening their eyes. Large swaths of the country have been draped in ...
News Brazil » People: There’s One Country In The World Where An Impressive Number Of People Live To Be Well Over 100 Years Old
According to the CDC, the average life expectancy in the U.S. is 75.8 years for males and 81.1 years for females. Brazil, in contrast, is home to multiple supercentenarians, or people who live to be ...
News Brazil » People: Why Brazil's Quilombola communities are still fighting for the land they're owed
Brazil's Quilombola people, the descendants of Africans who escaped slavery, have lived in the nation's vast Amazon and Atlantic rainforests for centuries. Today, the Quilombolas number about 1.3 ...
News Brazil » People: Genome mapping of Brazil's diverse population uncovers new variants linked to health
For the first time, an international study has deciphered the genome of the population of Brazil. Published in the journal Science, the research includes the African, Native American, and European ...
News Brazil » People: Healthy rivers, healthy people: A Brazil project links human & ecosystem well-being
If you liked this story, share it with other people. A night fishing trip 30 years ago showed Brazilian public health doctor Apolo Heringer the meaning of health: a clean river full of fish — a notion ...
News Brazil » People: Brazil is embracing its African roots
November is marked by offerings of marigolds to the dead in Mexico, minutes of silence to honour fallen soldiers in Britain and turkey feasts to give thanks in the United States. In Brazil it used to ...
News Brazil » People: Ancient people in Brazil were hunting massive whales 5,000 years ago, well before Arctic civilizations
When we imagine the earliest humans brave enough to hunt a forty-ton whale, the image that usually comes to mind is frosty and monochromatic. We tend to think of the Arctic: people wrapped in furs, ...
News Brazil » People: 10 iconic experiences in Brazil
Beyond its beautiful beaches, this tropical country has far more historic gems and natural wonders than most people realize. Finding a spot to relax on Rio’s Ipanema beach is a not-to-be-missed thing ...