Marajó is the world's largest river island. It is about the size of the state of West Virginia and located in Brazil at the ...

While water buffaloes roam parts of South America, they are native to Asia and still a rare sight across most of Brazil. But on Marajó, a giant island the size of Switzerland where the Amazon ...

“The island has a dynamic history that includes a relatively recent separation from the mainland (during the past 2 million years or even more recent) and a marked division into a densely ...

Until 2020, cheese from Marajó could only be sold in Pará, but, in 2021, with the conquest of the Geographical Indication Seal, it entered the tourist route and gained market in the country.

These Crime Fighters Weigh In at 1,800 Pounds Police in Soure, Brazil, saddle up and patrol on horned buffalo, which have an unusually robust presence on the island.

In Brazil's Marajó Island, military police ride Asian water buffaloes, blending tradition with modern law enforcement. These buffalo patrols, born out of necessity, navigate the island's flooded ...