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Long Read: Travelling along Highway BR-163

Geoff Riley

1st August 2018

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Travelling along highway BR-163, this is a remarkable story of powerful agro-food multinationals, the battle against illegal deforestation and mining, communities attempting to build resilience and the challenge of overcoming corruption: A fantastic photo-essay that covers so many aspects of growth and development economics and is jam-packed with compelling images to support the journalistic journey.

The tale of the Amazon told via a 2000km journey across the BR-163 highway in Brazil. This is journalism at its best https://t.co/6qFsrxxFzX
— Gianluca Cerullo (@giancerullo95) March 6, 2018

Powerful image from The Road: a multi-media story by @snolen and @avelkaim documenting the path cut by Highway BR-163 through the Brazilian Amazon, and the nation's conflicting ambitions. Have a look: https://t.co/a5gr8LHFUZ pic.twitter.com/EwmdrfxTYR
— James Kinghorn (@geeskat) February 15, 2018

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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