Wildfires in Brazil last year consumed a total area larger than all of Italy, a monitor reported Wednesday, as the country continues to battle blazes often set by farmers and ranchers illegally expanding their territory.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday named a diplomat and former climate change negotiator to preside over the November COP30 meeting, taking place for the first time in the Amazon rainforest.

Brazil warned Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement would have a major impact on COP30 talks to be held in the Amazon in November.

S tretching across 2.6 million square miles and eight countries and filled with more than 3 million species of plants and animals, the Amazon rainforest is a wild and wonderful pl

Thirteen people have died in gang violence in the past four days in Porto Velho, the capital of Rondonia state in the Brazilian Amazon, where gang members have clashed with police, raising concerns about the growing power of gangs in the region.

The wave of violence erupted after the murder of a military police officer on Sunday in the northwestern city of Porto Velho, a major state capital with one of the country’s highest homicide rates.

Brazil has chosen a veteran diplomat for the top job at the UN COP30 climate summit as the country attempts to balance action on global warming with the US’s exit from the Paris climate agreement under President Trump.

Women who live in riverside communities in the Amazon often contend with challenges that prevent them from accessing critical prenatal care, from low tide levels to long, costly journeys. But in the Brazilian state of Pará,

South America recorded the highest number of fire outbreaks in 14 years in 2024, with Brazil at the epicenter of the crisis.

"The Amazon is the best place in the world to reforest ... They include yellow ipe, a tree that is emblematic in Brazil. Mombak aims to plant at least 30 million trees by 2032, across an area ...

Brazil is a sprawling and dynamic nation with various climates and cultural celebrations to attend throughout the year. That said, the best time to visit Brazil is from December through March, during the summer season.