Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, after months of hedging on the issue, has committed his government to finishing ...

In the town of Manacapuru, near state capital Manaus, the drought has impacted navigation on the Solimoes River, which turns ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the heart of the Amazon that experts ...

MANAUS, Brazil - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula ... tropical rainforest do not ignite on their own but are started by people, often purposely to clear land for farming. The flames spread ...

Brazil's Lula Backs Highway Through Amazon That Could Drive Deforestation By Bruno Kelly and Anthony Boadle MANAUS ... on their own but are started by people, often purposely to clear land ...

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning their throats and reddening their eyes. Large swaths of ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has committed to paving the BR-319 road through the Amazon rainforest, despite warnings from environmentalists that it could accelerate deforestation. The ...

(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning their throats and reddening their eyes.

BRASILIA, Brazil — In a visit to see ... to the rest of the country. It ends in Manaus, the Amazon’s largest city with over 2 million people, and runs parallel to the Madeira River, a major ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio ... Building out the roadway that goes from Porto Velho to Manaus, the largest city in the Brazilian Amazon, would ease some ...