The huge Amazonia National Park, founded in 1974 north of Rio Tapajos and 1,550 mi/2,500 km northwest of Rio de Janeiro, can best be seen by hiring a guide locally for hikes through the dense rai ...

Brazilian landscapes are known for their drama, with thundering waterfalls, rippling sand dunes and even a Grand Canyon all ...

ITAITUBA, Brazil, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Ivo Lubrinna has been wildcatting for gold in the jungle here for more than 30 years. It's a notoriously messy business, as crews strip away topsoil in the forest ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Firefighters on Monday battled flames spreading through a national park in Brazil that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke. It's the latest wildfire in the country, which is ...

DNA from a new Bartonella bacterium has been detected in sand flies in the Brazilian Amazon, similar to the strains that ...