Money falling out of the sky sounds like a gift. But when a plane filled with millions of dollars crashed into the middle of a poor Brazilian village, the money became more of a curse. Gabriel Elizondo traveled to the Brazilian village of Maracangaya, where he learned how an apparent blessing has complicated the lives of the already struggling villagers there.
It’s advancing further and further, burying entire villages in its wake. Deforestation and development are being blamed for the massive sand banks that are changing the landscape along Brazil’s northern coastline. Gabriel Elizondo reports from the northern state of Piaui, where local authorities are struggling to find a solution.
Brazilian police officers have swarmed into a town in the Amazon they say is the headquarters for illegal logging operations.
They’ve been targeting loggers who sell wood for construction in Brazil, and for export to the United States.
Aljazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo visited the town of Tailandia deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
Brazil’s world famous Carnival has kicked off, with Rio De Janeiro hosting the first street parties.
But the scenes of dancers in glittering costumes winding their way through Rio, masks huge business interests.
Gabriel Elizondo follows the money trail.
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Al Jazeera gained exclusive access to a jail in Abaetetuba, in northern Brazil, where a 15-year-old girl was forced to share a cell with 20 men and repeatedly raped over a period of 25 days.Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Alizondo reports with a hidden camera from the scene.