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Updated Apr 26, 2024, 05:03 PM Published Apr 26, 2024, 06:38 AM BRASILIA - Several thousand Indigenous demonstrators marched chanting to drum beats on Thursday to the seat of power in Brazil's capital to protest against the government's failure to protect their ancestral lands. The annual event this year focused…

Updated Apr 19, 2024, 08:20 AM Published Apr 19, 2024, 08:20 AM BRASILIA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva officially recognized two more Indigenous territories on Thursday, but said he decided not to sign off on four others because they still need to be cleared by people currently…

BRASILIA - Leonardo Muylaert was just another mild-mannered professional on vacation with his girlfriend when the 36-year-old Brazilian went viral on social media thanks to an unexpected superpower that has changed his life: his uncanny resemblance to Superman. Muylaert -- a strapping, bespectacled civil rights lawyer from Brasilia -- was…

BRASILIA (AP) — Muchos indígenas yanomami, la mayor tribu de la Amazonía que vive en relativo aislamiento, han sido contaminados con mercurio procedente de la muy generalizada minería ilegal de oro, según un informe publicado el jueves por el principal instituto de salud de Brasil. La investigación fue realizada en…

Bayer Leverkusen’s record unbeaten march continues with a 2-0 win at Roma in Europa League ROME: An imposing stadium in a major foreign capital did nothing to stop Bayer Leverkusen’s record unbeaten march across Europe. The freshly crowned first-time Bundesliga champions silenced the Stadio Olimpico with a 2-0 win at…

Whether she read them all herself remains to be seen, but the fact is that after last month, Italian Alice Betto had become something of a persona non grata within the triathlon world. Hundreds, maybe even thousands of hate comments were published online after Betto collided with teammate Nicole van…

World Triathlon Cup Brasilia will make its debut this weekend as the Brazilian capital hosts the first of two South American world cups this winter, with the World Triathlon Cup Vina Del Mar still to come in November. Among the entrants this weekend are local heroes Manoel Messias and Miguel…

ARCHITECTS are hoping to turn derelict stadiums once used to host World Cup matches into a network of social housing for destitute Brazilians. The Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in capital Brasilia once hosted deafening capacity crowds during the most anticipated competition in the country's history. 5 The Mané Garrincha in…

Brasilia: Brazil 's high court opened the first trials Wednesday over the January 8 riots in Brasilia by supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro , who were demanding the ouster of his successor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva . The first four accused went on trial before the Supreme Court…

In early June, a meeting of Redário — a group of seed networks from all over Brazil — brought together members of traditional peoples, NGOs and government agencies in the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park.Seed networks are community organizations that have multiplied in the last decade in different Brazilian biomes…