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A huge portion of the Amazon rainforest, with its many rubber trees, is located in Brazil. So when the rubber trade boomed in the 1800s, riches flowed into this South American country.

However, a recent revival of the rubber tapper trade in the impoverished northern region of Brazil has brought new hope to the area. As the sun rises over the Amazonian island of Marajo ...

The study compiled 12.7 million job openings in economies including China, the U.S., India, and the European Union ...

Drop by drop, he collects the milky white sap, known as latex, that sustains him. The recent revival of the rubber tapper trade in this impoverished northern Brazilian region has created jobs for ...