ABSTRACT
Brazil provides a valuable context for examining public communication and attitudes toward climate change. This is due to its position as one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters and the crucial role that the preservation of the Amazon rainforest plays in regulating the climate system. The way journalists represent climate change has a significant impact on shaping people’s worldviews and subsequent actions. In this chapter, we examine how various types of Brazilian media, namely, mainstream national media, a regional newspaper, and alternative news media, have covered the climate crisis and its impact on public understanding. We find a number of problematic features in various types of climate journalism, as well as some positive options. We also draw attention to the environmental obstacles posed by the previous federal government and how they may have influenced public perceptions.
