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Cultural Memory in the Americas: Immemorial
Immemorial is a new film-in-the-making about the natural environments of the Americas and the cultural memory of its people. As... Read Article
The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf
With The Invention of Nature (subtitled The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science) Andrea Wulf makes... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Os Descordantes Address Struggles of Brazil’s LGBT Community in Latest Video “Hoje de Manhã”
Musically speaking, Brazil’s Amazon region has a reputation for its musicians “leaving for the big city”, as they say of... Read Article
Secrets of the Rio Negro by Stan Davis
Stan Davis’ Secrets of the Rio Negro is a boy’s own paper piece of adventure fiction. Slash and Burn The... Read Article
REVIEW Dona Onete – Feitiço Caboclo
To introduce her by saying that Dona Onete is a 73-year-old singer who has just released her début album, doesn’t... Read Article
REVIEW Mestre Cupijó e Seu Ritmo – Siriá
If you were to listen to some instrumental tracks from this compilation without reading any reviews about it, including this... Read Article
In the Footsteps of Orellana and Carvajal
When Gaspar de Carvajal, the Dominican friar, chronicled the voyage of Francisco de Orellana (1541-1542) down the Rio Napo and... Read Article
Peru’s Environmental Ambassador Mick Jagger drawn into ‘illegal gas grab’ row in Amazon
Rock legend Mick Jagger has been drawn into a bitter row over an ‘illegal gas grab’ in the Peruvian Amazon.... Read Article
Chevron in open conflict With Brazil and Ecuador over worsening oil spills
Chevron, which already faces allegations of fraud over an $18 billion liability in Ecuador for environmental damage, is being accused... Read Article