Sometimes you start something and have no idea where it will lead. So it was with Eduardo Filgueiras, a struggling guitarist whose family worked in an unusual business in Rio de Janeiro: They farmed ...

CARAUARI, Brazil (AP) — Even in the most biodiverse rainforest of the world, the pirarucu, also known as arapaima, stands out. First, there is its mammoth size: It can weigh up to 200 kilos (440 ...

MANACAPURU, Brazil, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Some rivers winding through Brazil's vast Amazon rainforest have piled up with dead fish in recent days as a worsening drought has led water levels to fall, ...

Scientists discovered at least 27 new species during an expedition led by Conservation International in Peru's Amazon rainforest. Trond Larsen, a senior director at ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Deforestation of 22-28% of the Amazon Rainforest, coupled with 1.5-1.9°C of global warming, could trigger a widespread shift of the Amazon ...

Belém sits at the edge of the vast Amazon basin, where the Guajará Bay meets the rainforest in a swirl of river channels and ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CARAUARI, Brazil (AP) — Even in the most ...