CATANDUVA, Brazil, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The small city of Catanduva in the rural farm belt of Sao Paulo state has been ahead of the political curve in Brazil. In 1996, the city elected leftist Felix ...

This story originally appeared in NACLA on Aug. 2, 2023. It is reprinted here with permission. In Araçuaí, a small city in southeastern Brazil an eight-hour drive from the nearest international ...

The proportion of Internet users in rural areas grew in Brazil compared to the period before the pandemic, but fast connections and computers are still lacking, according to a new survey published by ...

Brazil should be well placed to benefit from renewed interest in forestry projects, but the country’s restrictive land laws could lead foreign investment to flow elsewhere. On paper, Brazil should be ...

Brazil militias have taken land from people in rural regions New details about militias in Brazil’s rural areas reveal how these criminal groups have spread rapidly in strategic regions around the ...

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. Author Timothy J. Killeen is an ...

Visit Ceará, home to Brazil's most important religious shrine. A small state in Brazil's dry northeast, Ceará is home to a variety of traditions not found in the rest of the vast country. The inland ...

More than three decades after the end of authoritarian military rule in Brazil, extreme inequality in the countryside has hardly changed. Inequality, especially in land tenure, is a structural trait ...