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Tour guides say a strong El Nino dried up a Brazilian waterfall and cut the tourist season short

Tour guides at the Véu de Noiva waterfall in Roraima, in Brazil’s far north, say a strong El Niño dried up the falls by late ...
InSight Crime

Venezuelan Gang Leaves Trail of Dead in Roraima, Brazil

This article is part of NarcoFiles: The New Criminal Order, a transnational journalistic investigation into global organized crime, its innovations, its tentacles, and those who fight it. The project, ...
Mongabay News on MSN

Cyanide ponds from illegal mining threaten Amazon Indigenous territory

By Elizabeth Oliveira Cyanide use in illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon is posing a new threat to people and animals ...
globalissues

The Energy Dilemmas of Roraima, a Unique Part of Brazils Amazon Region

BOA VISTA, Brazil, Dec 21 (IPS) - "Roraima did not have a Caribbean character; now it does, because of its growing relations with Venezuela and Guyana," said Haroldo Amoras, a professor of economics ...
War on the Rocks

Brazil and Venezuela: A Storm Brewing in Roraima?

Amid this tension, politicians escalated their rhetoric, calling for drastic measures such as capping immigration from Venezuela and closing the border. When the federal government refused to pursue ...
Time

A Brazilian Judge Has Closed the Border to Stop People Fleeing From Crisis-Hit Venezuela

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Argus Media

Brazil connects Roraima state to power grid

Brazil has connected northern Roraima state to its national power grid through a project known as Linhao Manaus-Boa Vista, according to Brazilian mines and energy ministry. The project installed 725km ...