Brazil’s indigenous languages are under threat
Of the more than 200 languages spoken in Brazil, 178 of them are indigenous and classified as vulnerable…
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News from Brasil.
Brumadinho mining disaster: death toll rises to 134
The apocalyptic search for life continues in the Minas Gerais region that was swamped by mud when a…
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Arrests made in connection with Brumadinho dam collapse
Five individuals were arrested this morning, January 29, in connection with the mudslide caused by the…
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Brazil reels from fatal mudslide caused by Minas Gerais mining dam collapse
At least 60 people have died as a result of a mudslide caused by a ruptured mining dam in the town of…
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What’s happening in Venezuela? Brazil responds
After US President Donald Trump, Bolsonaro was among the first state leaders to recognise Venezuelan…
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Jair Bolsonaro pledges to build “new Brazil” at World Economic Forum
As a wrapped-up Jair Bolsonaro stepped off the aeroplane into the freezing temperatures of Davos, Switzerland…
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Brazil is Latin America’s most unequal country in terms of income distribution
Children, indigenous communities and Afro-descendants are among the demographics worst hit my extreme…
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When Bolsonaro met Macri: what happened at their first meeting
Argentine President Mauricio Macri visited his newly-inaugurated Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro,…
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Bolsonaro approves groundbreaking firearms legislation
Altering Brazilian firearm laws turned out to be such a significant part of Jair Bolsonaro’s presidential…
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Illegal mining “epidemic” in the Amazon could be combated with high-tech mapping
Between August 2017 and July 2018, Brazil had its worst year for deforestation in over a decade, according…
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