Brazil Has 391 Ethnic Groups and Nearly 1.7 Million Indigenous People, National Demographic Survey Shows

The 2022 Census, a national demographic survey conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), revealed that Brazil is home to 391 Indigenous ethnic groups, totaling 1,694,836 ...

In Brazil's Amazon, indigenous people fear surge in COVID-19 deaths

With hospitals overflowing and oxygen supplies running low, indigenous leader Joilson Karapana fears a second wave of COVID-19 deaths in the Brazilian city of Manaus could prove even more devastating ...
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Brazil charges 31 people in major carbon credit fraud investigation

Brazil’s Federal Police have indicted 31 suspects for fraud and land-grabbing in a massive criminal carbon credit scheme in ...

Climate extremes seen harming unborn babies in Brazil's Amazon

A new study that links extreme rains with lower birth weights in Brazil's Amazon region underscores the long-term health ...