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Brazil's Agriculture Boom Exacts High Cost

Settlers are carving farmland from the Brazilian rainforest, often setting illegal fires. These fields were torched just a few months ago, and grass for grazing cattle has already sprung up.
Settlers are carving farmland from the Brazilian rainforest, often setting illegal fires. These fields were torched just a few months ago, and grass for grazing cattle has already sprung up.

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