People from the Caatinga, geraizeiros, veredeiros, Quilombolas and Indigenous communities in the northern region of Minas Gerais, in Brazil, have been generating income by harvesting native fruits ...

In a recent review published in Foods, a group of authors assessed the influence of Brazilian native fruits and their by-products on human intestinal microbiota and their potential role in mitigating ...

Often named as the quiet hero of Brazil’s northeast region, the umbu is a fruit that has nurtured generations without ever looking for the spotlight. Growing naturally in the semi-arid Caatinga area, ...

Cachaça doesn’t get the shelf space it deserves. Brazil’s native cane spirit, distilled from fresh sugarcane juice rather ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ambitious Brazilian urban fruit tree planting project within a green corridor around Niteroi's Piratininga Lagoon is beginning ...