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SUMAÚMA receives an honorable mention in human rights journalism award for the story ‘Forest defenders demand more protection’
Flooded homes, food insecurity, restricted access to health care, and no prospects for the future—this is the undignified situation for people who defend the Amazon from powerful enemies while enduring death threats and receiving insufficient protection from official programs
Ribeirinho Territory under attack from far right
A joint campaign by Altamira’s ruralists and Bolsonaro-supporting senators has helped Norte Energia to delay resettlement of traditional populations expelled by Belo Monte
‘The moment they sliced the Xingu in half and made it bleed, we bled too’
As a fisherman-writer, this ribeirinho writes to release feelings dammed up by the pain of what Belo Monte did to the river, which is his life
Belo Monte dam has made fish ‘river illiterate’
Ever since Norte Energia, the hydroelectric operator, made the Xingu its private water tank, the river's erratic flow has had a huge impact on the lives of human and non-human residents. Locals are now independently monitoring the Xingu's behavior to help the government make the best decision on whether or not to renew the plant’s operating license.
Damned if he does: Lula decides the fate of Belo Monte
Brazil's president must decide whether to renew the operating license of the Amazon's biggest and most catastrophic hydroelectric plant. His choice will determine the Workers’ Party’s legacy in the Amazon, and the fate of the Xingu River
Fish nursery turned into cemetery by Belo Monte dam
The discovery of millions of dead eggs in one of the Amazon’s most biodiverse regions has left indigenous communities distraught and raised fears among scientists of eco-system breakdown.
‘I’m here and I’m wearing ManioQueen!’ Amazonian fashion lands in Davos
SUMAÚMA podcaster and creator of Pavulagem, the riverside dweller Maickson Serrão is taking part in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland wearing the hottest styles of Amazon forest
After the catastrophe comes the difficult part: restoring life.
All of us in the Sumaúma community can help to write this new chapter in the history of Brazil
To cleanse ourselves of Bolsonaro, we must fight like a forest
The defeat of Brazil’s fascist president represents a window of possibility. To turn it into a horizon of hope, we must act not against Bolsonarism, but for a radical relationship with life
