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British journalist in Brazil. My work is published in The Guardian, Financial Times, Bloomberg, NYT, Al Jazeera, BBC, AP, others. Retweets not endorsements
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Rodeo Clowns | Sam Cowie

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By Sam Cowie , Sammy Feldblum
| The Baffler
Brazilian cowboy-influencer Pedro Henrique Biondo Matias weeps on an Instagram reel from the end of January as he crosses the border with Peru into his homeland. “It’s a joy to eat our rice and beans and to speak Portuguese again,” he tells the camera. Having ridden his mules, Ada and Oklahoma, across nine nations of both American continents as he vlogged his journey, Matias returned to Brazil for the first time in over a year for the final leg.
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Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements

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By Sam Cowie 
| Grist
This is an original story produced by Mongabay and is republished through the Indigenous News Alliance. On a dirt road that cuts through the Rio Novo settlement in the southeast of Pará state, battered motorcycles carry small loads of organic food to sell in the city, while passing trucks loaded with minerals for export.
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Mining Rush for Critical Minerals Threatens Amazon Land Reform Settlements

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By Sam Cowie , Cicero Pedrosa Neto, Isabel Harari
| Reader Supported News
A survey of mining records found dozens of requests for copper, manganese, and nickel targeting land reform settlements in northern Brazil’s Carajás region in the last five years. On a dirt road that cuts through the Rio Novo settlement in the southeast of Pará state, battered motorcycles carry small loads of organic food to sell in the city, while passing trucks loaded with minerals for export.
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