Can Brazil live up to its promise as a ‘natural knowledge economy’?
To forge a new direction, nation must avoid the petrol-power trap
Categories: Brazil Tags: Article, Brazil, Damian Carrington, Deforestation, Economic policy, Gas, Oil
Can Brazil become the world’s first environmental superpower?
Brazil would not be the first nation to become rich from its resources - but its challenge is to compete economically without destroying its environment
Categories: Brazil Tags: Analysis, Article, Brazil, Damian Carrington, Energy, Environment, Forests, World news
Funding, infighting and forests – the Brazilian view on climate change
Brazil's special ambassador for climate change, Sergio Serra, offers an insider's view as negotiators gather in Bonn for another round of talks
Categories: Brazil, News about Brazil Tags: Article, Blogposts, Brazil, Climate change, Damian Carrington, Deforestation, Environment, Environment blog, Forests, World news
Points of culture: what Brazil can teach Britain about art
A series of debates at the Southbank Centre shows how Brazil understands things that supposedly 'developed' countries don't – not least about the transformative social power of art
Categories: Brazil Tags: Art, Art and design, Article, Blogposts, Brazil, Camila Batmanghelidjh, Communities, Culture, Gangs, Jude Kelly, Music, Poverty, Social enterprises, Social exclusion, Society, World news
Amazon deforestation in dramatic decline, official figures show
Increased use of satellite data and new tactics to deter loggers have led to drop, says Brazilian environment agency
Categories: Amazon, Brazil Tags: Article, Brazil, Conservation, Damian Carrington, Deforestation, Endangered habitats, Environment, Forests, News, World news