STORY: Edna dos Anjos Nascimento Siqueira, known as Bezinha, climbs an acai palm tree in her village of Ilha de Jussara in Brazil. She's harvesting acai berries, a superfood known for its nutritional ...

In the tiny community of Ilha da Jussara, at the northern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, growing acai berries—a superfood known for its nutritional benefits—is a major source of income. Production has ...

Brazil has declared the acai berry a national fruit, a move to stamp its ownership on the popular "superfood" as concerns ...

Brazil has declared açai a national fruit to shield the popular Amazon berry from so-called "biopiracy", the use of a country ...

At the port of Igarapé da Fortaleza, in the far north of Brazil, dock workers unload large orange-red sacks from small wooden boats. Small dark berries scatter around the dock, staining everything ...

Dan Harmon was president of Smoothie King in the fall of 2022 when he got a call from a search agency asking if he would be interested in leading Playa Bowls, a fast-growing acai berry chain that was ...

Brazil recently passed a law to recognize açaí, a berry endemic to the Amazon, as a national fruit, citing concerns about biopiracy — the commercial exploitation of native species and traditional ...

When it comes to superfoods, few things pack as much punch as berries. These compact, colorful fruits have earned their spot in kitchens worldwide, celebrated for their vibrant flavors and impressive ...