Missing in the Amazon: the disappearance – episode 1
About this episode
The episode investigates the disappearance of journalist Dom Phillips and defender Bruno Pereira in Brazil's Javari valley.
Three years ago British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous defender Bruno Pereira vanished while on a reporting trip near Brazil’s remote Javari valley. The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips investigates what happened in the first episode of a new six-part investigative podcast series. Find episode 2 – and all future episodes – by searching for “Missing in the Amazon”
People in this episode
Host: Tom Phillips
Topics covered
- disappearance
- investigation
- journalism
- indigenous rights
- Brazil
- true crime
Keywords
- Dom Phillips
- Bruno Pereira
- disappearance
- Amazon
- investigative podcast
- The Guardian
- Javari valley
- journalism
- indigenous rights
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Guardian
Places: Brazil, Javari valley, Brazil
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