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) ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Protests blocking Brazilian roads in several states are disrupting fuel distribution nationwide, the Brazilian Institute of Oil and Gas (IBP) told Reuters in an interview on ...

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 ...

BR-319 HIGHWAY, Brazil — This road trip starts on water. That's because the road known as BR-319 begins on the opposite bank of the Amazon River from the Brazilian city of Manaus, and there's no ...

Updated October 30, 2022 at 7:27 PM ET 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 ...