*** For decades, the governments of Amazon nations showed little interest in protecting these groups; they often viewed them as unwanted remnants of backwardness. In the 1960s and ’70s Brazil tried, ...

Brazil's government agreed to release stunning photos of Amazon Indians firing arrows at an airplane so the world can better understand the threats facing one of the few tribes still living in ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s government agreed to release photos of Amazon Indians firing arrows at an airplane so that the world can better understand the threats facing one of the few ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazil’s government agreed to release stunning photos of Amazon Indians firing arrows at an airplane so that the world can better understand the threats facing one of the few ...

JUMA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil (AP) — At night, in this village near the Assua River in Brazil, the rainforest reverberates. The sound of generators at times competes with the forest, a sign that ...

Jair Candor combs the forest for Indigenous people who want no contact with outsiders. The goal: to prove they exist so their land can be legally protected. By Manuela Andreoni and Jack Nicas The ...

The jungle, I knew, was dangerous. There were animals throughout southwestern Peru’s Manú National Park that could, if push came to shove, tear my face clean off. The Andean spectacled bear in the ...

Where should archaeologists dig next? AI has an answer. Where should archaeologists dig next? AI has an answer. Cliff art reveals the majesty of the Amazon’s aquatic realm Cliff art reveals the ...

A Times story about the arrival of high-speed internet in a remote Amazon tribe spiraled into its own cautionary tale on the dark side of the web. By Jack Nicas Jack Nicas wrote the original story on ...