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 ...

Brazil has declared the acai berry a national fruit, a move to stamp its ownership on the popular "superfood" as concerns grow about foreign companies staking claims to the Amazon's biological riches.

Baskets loaded with acai fruit are seen at the Ver-o-Peso wholesale market in Belem, Para state, Brazil Brazil has declared the acai berry a national fruit, a move to stamp its ownership on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Acai went global in the early 2000s, amid a booming obsession with wellness and antioxidant-rich foods (Cindy Ord) (Cindy ...

Acai has been a savory staple in the Amazon for centuries, eaten as a thick paste alongside fish and manioc flour. The dark purple berry went global in the early 2000s after it was reinvented as a ...