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Dom Phillips: Missing British journalist’s wife issues emotional video plea to find ‘love of my life’

Alessandra Sampaio said she still had ‘some small hope’ of finding him

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2022

Dom Phillips: Family of Brit missing in Amazon in plea saying 'every second counts'

Veteran Brit journalist Dom Phillips went missing while carrying out research for a book in Brazil's remote Javari Valley jungle - a lawless and vast region where indigenous tribes, narco-gangs, illegal hunters and fishermen operate

Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022

Fears grow for Bristol journalist missing in the Amazon

Dom Phillips left Bristol to live in Brazil more than ten years ago

Bristol Post · Jun 8, 2022

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Brazil police question fishermen over missing British journalist, indigenous expert

Brazilian police investigating the disappearance of a British journalist and an indigenous expert in the Amazon rainforest have questioned a possible suspect among several fishermen known to have clashed with authorities earlier over fishing rights.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian tribal expert Araújo Pereira are missing in the Amazon. What happened? And who's looking for them?

The pair have gone missing in one of the most isolated parts of the Amazon, home to the world's largest population of uncontacted tribes as well as groups involved in criminal activity. Here's what we know about their disappearance.

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022

Brazil police open criminal probe into missing British journalist, officer says

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 · Jun 7, 2022

Brazilian police open criminal probe amid search for British journalist

Reuters · Jun 7, 2022

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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 · Jun 7, 2022

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 · Jun 7, 2022

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 · Jun 7, 2022

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 · Jun 7, 2022

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 · Jun 7, 2022

‘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’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2022

Dom Phillips: British journalist goes missing in the Amazon

Reporter has extensively covered threat of climate change on Indigenous communities

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022

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Reuters · Jun 6, 2022

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.

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Jun 6, 2022

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

The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2022

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

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The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022

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 Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2022

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’

Tribune News Service · Jun 1, 2022

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 · May 31, 2022

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 · May 30, 2022

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 · May 29, 2022

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

Reason · May 29, 2022

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.

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