Author: Ricardo Verdum

Hydroelectric Power Invades Brazilian Indigenous Land

The Brazilian Amazon’s social and environmental history in the last forty years has been governed by the completion of monumental infrastructure projects, especially in transportation and energy generation.

Suicide Taking Heavy Toll on Brazil’s Indigenous Youth

A new study on youth and violence from Brazil’s Sangari Institute reveals alarming levels of indigenous suicide, especially among indigenous youth. According to indigenous leader Gersam Luciano Baniwa, this tragic phenomenon is