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What would locals like others know about Brazil? Presenting relevant links in a somewhat random fashion
Deforestation Summit
Amazon nations seek common voice on climate change, urge developed world to protect rainforest – AP
Deforestation and expectations: presidents of Amazon nations attend summit in Belém do Pará, Brazil | International – El País
Headlines
Conservationists look to put Rio de Janeiro on ecotourism map – EFE Noticias
Security forces detain 1,500 after Brasília riots
Defeated president contests Brazil election
Lula looks to restore Brazil’s tarnished global stature
Deforestation in Brazil is out of control. Bolsonaro is asking for billions to stop it.
Leonardo DiCaprio Accused Of Bankrolling Amazon Rainforest Fires By Brazil President
The Cinta Larga and the curse of the diamonds
Conheça a Yandê, a primeira rádio indígena online do Brasil (Meet Yandê, the first online Indigenous radio in Brazil)
How Google Earth Is Preserving Indigenous Culture
Brazil’s most visited protected area
News
riotimesonline.com
folha.uol.com.br
estadao.com.br
Spotlight on Semeia
semeia.org.br
Publications
Facebook
Youtube
@iSemeia
Youtube
Ministerio Turismo
Elsewhere on the Web
oeco.org.br – Facebook
amazoniareal.com.br – @elaizefarias – @amazonia_real
Brazzil
Recommended Listening
Dam disaster – Mining dam collapse at Benito Rodrigues: Brazil’s slow motion environmental catastrophe
Brazil – This week the 2014 World Cup kicks off in Brazil. Rear Vision looks at the largest economy in Latin America and its attempt to deal with poverty and income disparity.
Government
Brazil, Ministry of Environment
semas.pe.gov.br/web/semas
Food
Favela Organica
Blog written by Regina Tchelly, a Brazilian woman who decided to start a cooking center in her favela
Facebook
Natal
Wikipedia
Features
An evaluation of ecolodges in the Brazilian amazon – Luciana Coelho Marques
Nature
MMA – Ministerio do Meio Ambiente
Revista ECO21
Instituto Socioambiental
IBGE – Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
Ambiente Brasil
Pernambuco
Wikipedia
This thread
https://twitter.com/davidluhnow/status/1175059871324147714
https://twitter.com/davidluhnow/status/1175060824135798785
National Museum Fire
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/09/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-museum-fire/569299/
https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-politics/national-museum-staff-saves-irreplaceable-pieces-during-fire/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/03/brazils-national-museum-blaze-blamed-on-austerity-cuts-amid-olympics-spending
https://www.dw.com/en/fire-risks-were-known-says-brazil-national-museum-employee/a-45337811
Flickr
Brazil Adventure International
Projeto Tamar
Florianópolis
Whales
baleiajubarte.org.br
Belém
Wikipedia
Brazil Bingo
Amazon – Brazil – BRIC – Samba
Wikipedia
Brazil
Kaká
Brazilian real
Chico Mendes
Paulo Freire
President of Brazil
Michel Temer
Botequim
Cities
Planeta.com