By Fernanda Wenzel Every year, the arrival of the rainy season and the swelling of the Anauá River indicate it’s time for the ...

MANAUS, Brazil - The Brazilian state of Amazonas is running out of oxygen during a renewed surge in COVID-19 deaths, its government said on Thursday, with media reporting that people on respirators ...

Brazil's Amazonas state is grappling with rapidly diminishing water levels, beaching dozens of boats and homes. It is anticipated that by the time 2023 takes its final bow, 500,000 people will be ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Hospitals in Brazil's northern state of Amazonas ran short of oxygen and made an urgent call for help from the United States on Thursday, as Britain slapped a ban on ...

There are no movie stars in Brazil. When a local comedy show asked people to list the most famous Brazilians, the top three were Gisele Bundchen, Pele, and Blanka — the green ogre from Street Fighter ...

Chevron and ExxonMobil have successfully bid for exploration rights in Brazil's Foz do Amazonas basin, a focus of environmental concerns in the region. The auction has raised concerns among indigenous ...

Deep in the Amazonas region of Brazil, Mayleane Melo leans on her red sofa to ease the pain of a contraction. Her baby is coming. Next to her is Tabita dos Santos Moraes - one of hundreds of midwives ...

In a letter describing pandemic conditions as “dire,” the government of Brazil’s Amazonas state is pleading for urgent medical assistance from the international community. The authenticated letter ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Fighting erupted among inmates at a prison in the northern state of Amazonas on Sunday, and at least 15 people died before the riot was brought under control, authorities said. The ...

Rio De Janeiro-- Forty-two inmates were killed at three different prisons in the capital of Brazil's northern Amazonas state Monday, authorities reported, a day after 15 died during fighting among ...

A Brazilian court has approved an investigation into Heath Minister Eduardo Pazuello’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis, after oxygen shortages collapsed the health system of Manaus, capital city of ...

MANAUS/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Hospitals in Brazil's northern state of Amazonas ran short of oxygen and made an urgent call for help from the United States on Thursday, as Britain slapped a ban on new ...