Get fearless, uncompromising truth in your inbox. Subscribe to The Real News. Sign up This story originally appeared in NACLA on Aug. 2, 2023. It is reprinted here with permission. In Araçuaí, a small ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bradesco built E-agro on FICO® Platform to digitize and accelerate rural lending Over R$1 billion (USD$197M) in digital credit granted in the platform’s first year Contract lead times reduced by 70%, ...

A study has found that women exposed to pesticides during farm work in Brazil’s Paraná state have a 60% higher risk of developing breast cancer, and a 220% higher risk of metastasis. While they don’t ...

Over R$1 billion in digital credit granted in the platform’s first year, empowering 500,000+ farmers through Brazil’s first fully digital rural credit marketplace. Bradesco built E-agro on FICO® ...