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Brazilian police open criminal probe amid search for British journalist

Brazilian police have opened a criminal probe and interviewed at least four witnesses believed to be among the last to have seen a British journalist and an indigenous expert who went missing in a remote and lawless part of the Amazon jungle on Sunday.

Reuters

Missing British journalist’s wife pleads with Brazil to find ‘love of my life’

Alessandra Sampaio, whose husband Dom Phillips was last seen in the Amazon on Sunday, makes appeal in tearful video message

The Guardian - US

Sister of British journalist lost in Amazon pleads with authorities to ‘do all they can’

Dom Phillips, 57, was last seen early on Sunday in the Sao Rafael community in Brazil.

The Independent UK

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Brazil's Pedro Cesarino on deconstructing stereotypes about anthropology

After studying philosophy, Brazilian national Pedro Cesarino grew tired of Western systems of knowledge and decided to study other ways of thinking and living. He is now a renowned anthropologist and has published articles and books based on his field research with the Amazon's Marubo community. His first novel tells…

France 24

Dom Phillips: Wife of British journalist missing in Brazil’s Amazon pleads for his rescue, saying: ‘Every second counts’

Dom Phillips and his traveling companion had reportedly received death threats in the days prior to their disappearance

Evening Standard

British writer, Brazil Indigenous official missing in Amazon

A British journalist and an Indigenous affairs expert remain missing in a remote part of Brazil’s Amazon region as authorities say they are expanding search efforts

The Independent UK

‘Every second counts’: wife of British journalist missing in Amazon urges action

Alessandra Sampaio, wife of Dom Phillips, tells Brazilian authorities: ‘Please answer the urgency of the moment with urgent actions’

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Dom Phillips: British journalist goes missing in the Amazon

Reporter has extensively covered threat of climate change on Indigenous communities

The Independent UK

Brazil's Navy searching for British journalist missing in Amazon jungle

Brazil's Navy on Monday dispatched a crew of ten people to search for British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira who went missing while reporting in a remote part of the Amazon rainforest near the border with Peru.

Reuters

British journalist, Brazilian expert missing in the Amazon

An Indigenous association in Brazil's Amazon region says that one of its advisors and a British journalist are missing in a remote area near the Peru border, The area has been marked by violent conflicts between fishers, poachers and government agents

The Independent UK

Brit journalist and travel companion missing in Amazon just days after death threats

Indigenous community leaders sounded the alarm after the pair did not meet their scheduled return from one of the remotest corners of the Amazon, just days after receiving threats

Daily Mirror

Fears for safety of British journalist missing in Brazilian Amazon

Dom Phillips disappeared on a trip to one of the remotest corners of the Amazon days after receiving threats

The Guardian - US

Immersed in crisis, Peru neglects Amazon's destruction

Peru has descended into one of the worst political crises in its history and protection of its Amazon rainforest is failing, according to a report published today

The Independent UK

Digital mapping reveals network of settlements thrived in pre-Columbian Amazon

Ruins of monuments, villages, causeways and canals hidden in the dense rainforest are evidence of ‘Amazonian urbanism’

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Cargill's bid to open new port in Brazil opposed by human rights, conservation groups

As one of the most powerful commodity traders in Brazil, Cargill Inc. has worked to expand its business while fending off criticism that it's enabling the destruction of Amazon forests and savanna for soy farms.

Daily Mirror

Laser technology reveals ancient cities with pyramids in Bolivian Amazon

Scientists believe the cities were built between 500 and 1400 AD and have been hidden for centuries under dense vegetation

Tribune News Service

Fresh off 'Julia Child Challenge' win, Calif. home chef wants to teach Americans about Brazilian cuisine

SAN DIEGO — As a little girl growing up in the Amazon region of Northern Brazil, Jaíne Mackievicz-Cenci had an unlikely hero — French cookbook author and TV chef Julia Child.

The Independent UK

A doll brings pride, identity for Brazil Indigenous woman

Luakam Anambé wanted her newborn granddaughter to have a doll – something she’d never owned as a child working in slave-like conditions in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest

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Reason

Saving the Rainforest, One Pet Fish at a Time

Despite the objections of animal protection organizations, careful commercial fishing may be the best bet for the Amazon and the world's aquariums.

Daily Mirror

Lost city with incredible pyramids found buried deep inside Amazon jungle

Much of the Amazon jungle had been blocked by trees, plants and greenery for centuries until now after technology has revealed a fascinating lost city

The Independent UK

Archaeologists find ‘mind-blowing’ network of lost cities hidden in Amazon

Findings ‘can significantly contribute’ to perspectives on conservation of the Amazon, say scientists

The Independent UK

Brazil toughens environmental fines in reaction to a lawsuit

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree Tuesday that creates stricter rules against environmental crimes in the Amazon rainforest, such as fraud in timber licensing

The Independent UK

People in Brazil's Amazon rainforest again reel from floods

For the second straight year, inhabitants of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest are being overwhelmed by flooding, with hundreds of thousands of people already affected by waters that are still rising

The Independent UK

Mining companies back away from Brazil's Indigenous areas

Some of the world’s biggest mining companies have withdrawn requests to research and extract minerals on Indigenous land in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and repudiated Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s efforts to legalize mining activity in the areas

The Independent UK

Elon Musk visits Brazil's Bolsonaro to discuss Amazon plans

Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk has met with Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro to discuss connectivity and other projects in the Amazon rainforest

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