• About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
Skip to content
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
Eos

Eos

Science News by AGU

Support Eos
Sign Up for Newsletter
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos

Brazil

Barcas pequeñas en un río pequeño y seco
Posted inNews

Los ríos de Brasil se están infiltrando

by Sofia Moutinho 3 June 20253 June 2025

La extracción desmedida de aguas subterráneas podría estar obligando a los ríos a infiltrar agua hacia el subsuelo, según muestra un nuevo estudio. Las regiones con actividades de irrigación intensivas son las más expuestas a este riesgo.

A satellite image showing dark green tropical forest in Mato Grosso, Brazil, with blocky areas that have been deforested. The light green patches are now cattle ranches, while the yellow-brown areas are exposed soil. There are also dots of small clouds over the area.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Deforestation Is Reducing Rainfall in the Amazon

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 19 May 202519 May 2025

Researchers found that between 2002 and 2015, a 3.2% reduction in Brazilian forest cover led to a 5.4% reduction in precipitation levels.

Small boats on a small, drying river
Posted inNews

Brazil’s Rivers Are Leaking

by Sofia Moutinho 28 March 20253 June 2025

Wells overpumping groundwater could be forcing rivers to seep underground, a new study shows. Regions with intensive irrigation activities are at the most risk.

Earthmoving machinery works on a dusty portion at kilometer 667 of Highway BR-319 in the state of Amazonas.
Posted inNews

Road Development May Put Habitats at Risk

by Meghie Rodrigues 24 January 202528 January 2025

New research links road construction with increased urbanization and more fragmented species ranges.

The aftermath of the 7 December 2024 Turmalina Mine landslide in Brazil.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

The 7 December 2024 mine waste landslide at Turmalina Mine in Brazil

by Dave Petley 16 December 202416 December 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 7 December 2024 a major landslide occurred in a mine waste pile at the Turmalina Mine in Brazil. The operator, Jaguar Mining, has put out a press release that provides a […]

Field photo of a mountainous region covered with long grass and shrubs.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Elementary, My Dear: Al & Be Give Evidence of Past Climate Change

by Mikaël Attal 14 November 202412 November 2024

10Be and 26Al concentrations in river sand reveal an increase in erosion rate in the Brazilian Highlands consistent with the Mid-Pleistocene Transition, a major climatic shift that occurred about 1 million years ago.

Rich soil is visible through green blades of grass.
Posted inFeatures

O Legado Rico em Nutrientes nas Terras Pretas da Amazônia

by Kate Evans 7 November 20247 November 2024

Os solos férteis de terra preta foram criados através de séculos de uso da terra cuidadosamente administrado. Os cientistas estão colhendo referências desses solos para remover o carbono e melhorar o solo para a agricultura.

A firefighter from Brazil’s environment agency combats blazes in the Pantanal municipality of Corumbá, Mato Grosso, in June 2024.
Posted inNews

South America Is Drying Up

by Meghie Rodrigues 6 November 20246 November 2024

A new study shows that dry, warm, and flammable conditions have skyrocketed across the continent, favoring the spread of uncontrolled fire.

O Sol poente fica logo acima do horizonte e sob um céu parcialmente nublado, com um corpo de água em primeiro plano.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Insights Biogeoquímicos de um Importante Rio Amazônico

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 22 October 202422 October 2024

Sub-representados nos orçamentos globais de carbono, rios tropicais como o Tocantins, no Brasil, necessitam de estudos para estabelecer suas características de base face às crescentes mudanças globais.

Google Earth image of the site of the 7 October 2024 landslide at Porto da Terra Preta, in Manacapuru, Brazil.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

The 7 October 2024 landslide at Porto da Terra Preta in Manacapuru, Brazil

by Dave Petley 8 October 20248 October 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 7 October 2024, a significant landslide occurred at Porto da Terra Preta, in Manacapuru, Brazil. Information about this failure remains somewhat unclear, but some reports suggest that the loss of life […]

Posts pagination

1 2 3 … 5 Older posts
A view of a Washington, D.C., skyline from the Potomac River at night. The Lincoln Memorial (at left) and the Washington Monument (at right) are lit against a purple sky. Over the water of the Potomac appear the text “#AGU24 coverage from Eos.”

Features from AGU Publications

Research Spotlights

What’s Changed—and What Hasn’t—Since the EPA’s Endangerment Finding

24 June 202524 June 2025
Editors' Highlights

Coupled Isotopes Reveal Sedimentary Sources of Rare Metal Granites

17 June 202516 June 2025
Editors' Vox

Inside Volcanic Clouds: Where Tephra Goes and Why It Matters

16 June 202512 June 2025
Eos logo at left; AGU logo at right

About Eos
ENGAGE
Awards
Contact

Advertise
Submit
Career Center
Sitemap

© 2025 American Geophysical Union. All rights reserved Powered by Newspack