Brazil’s Alter do Chao, a sleepy village that blends rainforest and beaches, bet on tourism and scored big. Problems rife throughout the Amazon region — land grabbing, illegal deforestation and unsanctioned construction — are plaguing this ecotourism hot spot. One month later, President Jair Bolsonaro, who has pledged to promote development of the Amazon, was inaugurated.
Brazil’s Alter do Chao, a sleepy village that blends rainforest and beaches, bet on tourism and scored big. Problems rife throughout the Amazon region — land grabbing, illegal deforestation and unsanctioned construction — are plaguing this ecotourism hot spot. One month later, President Jair Bolsonaro, who has pledged to promote development of the Amazon, was inaugurated.