Brazil's corporates lead on sustainability reporting

Brazilian businesses are keen to leave their history of boom and bust behind, discover Andrew Downie and Martin Wright.

From trash to fashion

A women’s cooperative in Rio is reworking old scraps for world-renowned designers.

Rainforest revival: has Brazil turned the tide on deforestation?

After years of seemingly unstoppable destruction, Brazil appears to be winning some ground on the Amazon frontier. Is this just a recession-induced calm before the storm, asks Martin Wright – or the start of a rainforest revival?