Cows remain the untraceable victims of Amazon deforestation
A new study shows meatpacking exporters operating in the Legal Amazon do not map their indirect suppliers as the EU wants them to do. By postponing the Deforestation Regulation, each of these companies can contribute to deforestation of an area ten times the size of Paris
Far right gains in the Amazon: why do Nature’s destroyers win elections?
Militarism, agribusiness, evangelical Christianity, and links to criminal factions - SUMAÚMA examined why predatory political forces are consolidating their power ahead of the 2026 presidential race
‘The Forest really is a perfect society’
Photographer Araquém Alcântara talks to SUMAÚMA about his 50 years covering the Amazon and developing a spiritual relationship with the Forest, that is now being destroyed
‘The Forest really is a perfect society’
Photographer Araquém Alcântara talks to SUMAÚMA about his 50 years covering the Amazon and developing a spiritual relationship with the Forest, that is now being destroyed
Abandoned cats and dogs: the unforeseen legacy of expelling invaders from Apyterewa land
A campaign led by environmental agency staff, the National Animal Protection Forum, and volunteer services is looking for homes for pets left behind after illegal invaders were expelled from Brazil’s most heavily deforested Indigenous territory
How three women stopped Amazonian archeological sites from turning to pasture
'An artist and businesswoman, a scientist, and an environmental consultant' joined forces to preserve heritage in Monte Alegre, Pará
Lula government efforts with Yanomami called ‘more propaganda than effective action’
Veteran aid worker Doctor Cláudio Esteves, who succeeded in reducing malaria in the 1990s, decries today’s humanitarian crisis and illegal mining in Yanomami territory despite a year of government operations to eradicate the problems
‘Art history must be rewritten to include the Indigenous presence’
The Amazon artist Denilson Baniwa is one of the highlights at the Amazon Biennial in Belém. Curated by a diverse team of women, this “trans and multi” event is a must-see for anyone who wants to understand Brazil
Diary of an Indigenous woman at São Paulo graduate school
A finalist for the Women’s Press Trophy in recognition of her work as host of Rádio SUMAÚMA’s podcast, Elizângela Baré is the first Indigenous woman to work toward a master’s degree in public health at the Universidade de São Paulo, and she wants to prove that Brazil’s public healthcare system should use ancient Indigenous science
Petrobras’ plans at the mouth of the Amazon River: What’s happening?
With help from readers, SUMAÚMA put together a Q&A of your questions on this topic
