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 ...

"At first, the husbands took care of the product, of the production," said Edna dos Anjos Nascimento Siqueira, known as Bezinha, as she stripped the small dark fruit from acai palm tree branches ...

Bezinha and her husband, Jose Renato, cut acai berry from a palm tree during harvest on Jussara Island, Brazil, in December 2024. [Photo: Reuters/Anderson Coelho] BY Reuters 1 minute read In the ...

Giovana Serrao was not home when a fire lit in a neighboring agricultural field got out of control and destroyed her acai palms on the island of Marajo in the Brazilian Amazon. Paulinho dos Santos ...

In the Amazon, Women Lead Efforts to Grow Acai Berry Production By Isabel Teles SAO PAULO (Reuters) - In the tiny community of Ilha da Jussara, at the northern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, growing ...