Topic: Mato Grosso

World's 18 most endangered spoken languages

The UN Atlas of Endangered Languages lists 18 languages with only one remaining speaker. With about one language disappearing every two weeks, some of these have probably already died off.

Brazil goes high-tech in bid to protect vulnerable Amazon tribes

The military will use radar, satellite, and infrared technology to locate communities that may face threats from loggers and farmers.

Farming superpower Brazil spreads its know-how

It is bringing the technologies of tropical farming to other parts of Latin America, and to Africa and Asia.

'Pristine' environments and sustainability

Critics slam loss of Brazil’s environmental chief

Brazil’s hard-line environment minister quit last week in a move lauded by agribusiness interests.