Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harvesting açaí in the Amazon rainforest can be dangerous for farmers. While exports of the berries have skyrocketed, small ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Edna dos Anjos Nascimento Siqueira, known as Bezinha, climbs an acai palm tree in her village of Ilha de Jussara in Brazil.

In the tiny community of Ilha da Jussara, at the northern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, growing acai berries—a superfood known for its nutritional benefits—is a major source of income. Production has ...

Macapá, Brazil (CNN) — At the port of Igarapé da Fortaleza, in the far north of Brazil, dock workers unload large orange-red sacks from small wooden boats. Small dark berries scatter around the dock, ...

NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children. Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries? I've had açaí berries, being one of those Americans who ...

When U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 50% on Brazilian exports in July, acai producer Ailson Ferreira Moreira felt immediately concerned. After all, who was going to eat all of that ...

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Some acai berry lovers visiting Brazil for this week’s U.N. climate summit are in for a surprise when they taste the fruit popular around the world in smoothies and breakfast ...