A total of 28 armored vehicles have been deployed to the State of Roraima as the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva takes additional precautions amid mounting tension between Venezuela ...

Why it's incredible: The mountain looks like a floating island from the sky. Mount Roraima is a plateau with near-vertical sides that sits on the triple border point between Brazil, Venezuela and ...

This article is part of NarcoFiles: The New Criminal Order, a transnational journalistic investigation into global organized crime, its innovations, its tentacles, and those who fight it. The project, ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. In the Guiana Highlands in southeast Venezuela, a series of mesas ...

Norwegian upright bassist Sigurd Hole has stood out in the recent past as both a contributor (with his elegant performance on Tord Gustavsen's 2018 ECM album, The Other Side) and bandleader (through ...

Known mostly for its amazing Caribbean coast, Venezuela is a fascinating tourist destination. It is home to some remarkable luxury resorts and breathtaking mountain ranges. Its natural beauty is what ...

Sustainable farming, mercury-free fishing and circular trade are among the strategies Amazon Indigenous peoples have been developing to survive in one of the most hostile states for Indigenous people ...

Explore the misty highlands of Roraima, a remote region at the tri-border of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana. This footage captures the iconic tepuis—flat-topped sandstone plateaus rising through clouds ...

The northern state of Roraima recorded 2,057 fire outbreaks in February this year, according to data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). The figure corresponds to 45 percent of all ...

Guyana and the northern Brazilian state of Roraima have agreed to intensify efforts towards the completion of the second phase of the Linden to Lethem road. The governor of the Brazilian state is ...

Another local airline has responded to President Irfaan Ali’s call to reduce the cost of the air travel to hinterland regions. In a release on Friday, Roraima Airways announced an immediate seven per ...