Munduruku people in the Amazon: “Police and armed forces surround our...
Indigenous villagers protesting against hydro-electric projects face escalating intimidation.
Gold Mining: enter the company, and a time bomb…
The advent of a mining company spells conflict and potential environmental damaga
Gold Mining in the Amazon: Life in a garimpo
São José is a currutela, a village of gold-panners. Life is precarious but until recently there was some stability and community spirit.
Transparency in Jacareacanga: Don’t you dare talk to me!
The company in charge of environmental impact studies for hydro-electric plants on the Tapajos river does not like journalists.
Midia Ninja, alternative news
Founded as part of the Fora do Eixo, to stage and film local festivals, this collective of young journalists is challenging the established might of TV Globo.
Rio, one year on
Back in Brazil after a year's absence, Sue Branford feels the change -after decades of inertia brought about by the co-option of social movements by the PT, the country is coming alive again.
Peru: El Marañón -the environment, communities and rivers be dammed
Communities on the Marañon river are planning resistance to hydro-electric projects being bull-dozed through by the government and the mining companies.
Brazilian football: Rich fans only, please
Ticket prices at Brazil's football grounds have risen by 300% in 10 years. Who is excluding the working-class fans, the povão, from the World Cup?
BRAZIL: DAY OF TERROR IN MATO GROSSO
First-hand accounts of a violent attack unleashed by Brazilian police against indigenous community along the Tapajos river.
Argentina’s army sent napalm to Bolivia for use against Che Guevara
Brazilian military documents reveal that in 1967 Argentina's military government sent napalm bombs to Bolivia to be used against guerrillas led by Ernesto Che Guevara.