The Pampas are fertile lowlands in the south of Brazil. They have hot summers, cooler winters and rainfall all year round. The vegetation here is largely grasses. Brazil has six biomes.

The buritis, or moriche palms, are fighting for their lives in the streambed now lined with scorched earth. For two years now ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Some 30.8 million hectares (119,000 square miles) of vegetation were burned in Brazil in 2024, a 79 ...

Some 30.8 million hectares (119,000 square miles) of vegetation were burned in Brazil in 2024, a 79 percent increase from 2023, monitoring platform MapBiomas reported. Fires in the Amazon ...