To the sound of traditional musical instruments, songs and prayers, around 8,000 Indigenous women from the six Brazilian biomes took part in the III March of Indigenous Women Sept. 11-13 in the ...

Lula promised to create the Indigenous cabinet department during his presidential campaign. On Jan. 1 he returns to power, having previously governed Brazil from 2003-10.. The appointment of ...

Indigenous women in Brazil’s capital Brasilia showcased their creations during a fashion event as part of the Third March of Indigenous Women to claim women’s rights and the demarcation of ...

Even fewer blend political thrills with meditative visual poetry, but Austrian director Richard Ladkani strikes this balance ...

Brazil has auctioned off several land and offshore potential oil sites near the Amazon River, aiming to expand production in ...

On Oct. 6, 256 Indigenous people were elected mayors, vice mayors and city councilors in all Brazilian regions, an 8% increase compared with 236 elected in the 2020 ballot.

A UN expert Wednesday reprimanded Brazil over its adoption of a controversial legal doctrine to limit the land rights of Indigenous peoples. UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples ...

Many Indigenous families around the world say hospital staff often don’t understand their cultures or even give them basic ...

Brazil’s newly-named Minister of Indigenous Peoples Sonia Guajajara attends a meeting where Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced the ministers for his incoming ...

Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday Sonia Guajajara as the nation’s first Indigenous person to head up a ministry.

Brazil will have first Indigenous woman chief for key post Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday Sonia Guajajara as the nation’s first Indigenous person to ...