The Kayapó Mekrãgnoti Indigenous blocakade of the BR 163 highways. Image courtesy of the Kabu Institute.On 17 August about a hundred Kayapó Mekrãgnoti Indigenous people launched an anti-government protest, blockading the BR-163 highway — a vital Brazil…
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In Brazil, human action and climate change are drowning a community
For more than 50 years, the sea has been eating away at the coastal community of Atafona in São João da Barra municipality, in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state. For the residents, waiting for a solution, the future is uncertain.Atafona is experiencing one…
In Brazil, human action and climate change are drowning a community
For more than 50 years, the sea has been eating away at the coastal community of Atafona in São João da Barra municipality, in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state. For the residents, waiting for a solution, the future is uncertain.Atafona is experiencing one…
Traditional villages dread living in shadow of Amazon tailings dams
This story is the second in a series reporting on the legacy, current status and likely future of bauxite mining in the Trombetas river basin and Amazon delta. Journalist Sue Branford and filmmaker Thaís Borges journeyed there in February, 2020. Their …