It seems so long ago that I first tasted acai—a rich, purple palm fruit in the Amazon. I was living with Ipixuna indians on the Amazon river in Brazil, and some of the women in the family I was ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN initiative in partnership with Rolex. Laury Cullen is a Rolex Awards Laureate. Small, round, and midnight blue, you’d be forgiven for mistaking the juçara berry ...

BELEM, BRAZIL — A frenzy overtakes the teeming harbor here as a wooden-hulled riverboat chugs into port. “It’s here!” cries an expectant buyer, one of many shoving his way toward the craft in a sweaty ...

Acai (pronounced ah-sah-e) berries are a fruit that is touted as a superfood. This South American palm tree berry is sold as a supplement due to its long list of healthy claims. Alexia Lewis, wellness ...

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 ...

There’s a new “superfruit” in town and it’s called acai. Pronounced ah-SIGH-ee, this Brazilian berry is being infused into seemingly everything, from juices and smoothies to cereal and nutrition bars.

I've had açaí berries, being one of those Americans who longs to be healthier, especially if I can do it by plopping a few berries into a smoothie. Açaí, which to me taste a little like dull ...

NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children. Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries? I've had açaí berries, being one of those Americans who ...