Hundreds of millions of dollars have been poured into local construction and infrastructure projects in Belem— but not everyone is profiting from the investment. He lives in Vila da Barca, a socially disadvantaged neighborhood on the shores of the Baia do Gaujara estuary,

The lone U.S. government representative at the United Nations climate gathering alleges that the State Department made it harder for members of Congress to

Acai bowls served by local vendors in Belem — the city hosting the 30th annual United Nations climate summit, the Conference of the Parties, known less formally as COP30 — are true to the dish’s rainforest roots, served unadulterated and without sugar.

Travel is tricky and some delegates are being housed aboard cruise ships moored on the nearby river, but the United Nations’ COP negotiations are now under way.

At the U.N. summit in Belém, the host nation links hunger, poverty and food security to global climate action.

An Indigenous group attended the opening ceremony of the People’s Summit offsite from the COP30 climate conference, while other people walked along the river at sunset in Belem, Brazil. Jose Rivera prayed before an image of