Plans to pave Brazil's highway BR-319 through the Amazon rainforest have raised alarm from environmental groups. A Brazilian road project cuts through the Amazon, paving the way to vast deforestation ...

James Cook University-led research has revealed secondary roads branching from major highways in tropical forests linked to ...

The BR-364 federal highway triggered one of the largest deforestation drives in the history of the Brazilian Amazon. Built in the early 1960s through the rainforest, it links Cuiabá, capital of Mato ...

Brazil building an 8-mile road through rainforest ahead of COP30. Critics say it threatens biodiversity and encourages deforestation. Officials claim the road predates the climate summit and is ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pledged to pave a controversial road in the Amazon, despite warnings ...

An aerial view of the BR-319 highway where it meets the Igapó Açu River in São Sebastião, Brazil, on Sept. 24. The community is a stopping point for travelers and tourists. (Bruno Kelly for NPR) ...

Reporter John Otis along with photographer Bruno Kelly traveled the length of the road, known as BR-319, for this story. BR-319 HIGHWAY, Brazil — This road trip starts on water. That's because the ...