A Brazilian corporation is facing resistance from Indigenous groups and government agencies over its plan to explore oil drilling opportunities in the Amazon rainforest.
Indigenous groups gathered on Monday in Brazil's capital to protest against unfulfilled promises by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to expel land-grabbers and create reserves.
Nine migrants from Mali and Mauritania were buried Thursday in a solemn ceremony in the Brazilian city of Belem; fishermen found the boat carrying the bodies on April 13 in Brazil.
Thousands of Indigenous people marched in Brazil's capital of Brasília on Thursday; they called on the government to protect territories and officially recognize lands.
A fire started in a small hotel in Porto Alegre, Brazil, resulting in the deaths of at least 10 people. The hotel was known to provide affordable housing.
Heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state have left at least 10 people dead and 21 others missing since Monday, according to national authorities.
Heavy rains and flooding have killed 13 people so far in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul so far. Thousands have been displaced and 21 are still missing.
31 people have been confirmed dead and more than 70 are missing as heavy rains continue to batter Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, officials say.
In Japanese PM Fumio Kishida's first visit to Brazil, he met with the country's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the capital of Brasilia where Lula urged Kishida to buy his country's beef.
In southern Brazil, severe flooding has caused extensive damage, leaving 90 people dead and more than 130 missing. A mayor on Tuesday asked residents to ration water.
In southern Brazil, a volunteer-led makeshift dog shelter has been set up in an abandoned warehouse to aid dogs displaced by devastating floods, officials say.
Passinho, the vibrant dance style born in Rio de Janeiro's favelas, was officially recognized as an "intangible cultural heritage" by legislators in the state of Rio.
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