As a result, children are being sent on dangerous journeys to harvest the fruit, climbing trees as tall as 70 feet without harnesses, and exposing themselves to the perils of the swamps of the ...

Acai – sometimes written as açaí – is an inch-long, reddish-purple berry that comes from a South American palm tree. While acai is relatively new to North American and European markets ...

REVEALED: How children in Brazil are climbing 70-foot trees and earning just $6 PER DAY to harvest acai berries - with the fashionable bowls costing $10 a pop in NYC ...

A man climbs a tall palm tree to harvest acai berries, a key export for the region, near Belém in October 2019. Photograph By VICTOR MORIYAMA/The New York Times/Redux She expected to find high ...

Acai berries are 1-inch (2.5-cm) round fruits that grow on acai palm trees in the rainforests of Central and South America. They have a dark purple skin and yellow flesh surrounding a large seed.

"Acai" refers to the berries of the acai palm tree, a tropical plant native to Central and South America. Today, it mainly ...

When he spots a bunch of ripe fruit, he jumps onto the tree trunk, grasping it with his feet, and slithers up with his knife – all the way up to the berries, seen as a superfood in many wealthy ...

Found on açai palm trees in South American rainforests, açai berries are a lot like grapes. The seed takes up about 80% of the berry, but the flesh and skin contain plenty of vitamins and other ...

Acai berries are an excellent source of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fibre and heart-healthy fats. As a result, there are some huge claims made for their benefits, such as that they possesses ...

Acai berries are the fruit of the acai palm tree, which grows in the rainforests of South America. The trees can grow up to a height of 25m and its berries are reddish-purple in colour and about 2,5cm ...

Bezinha, now 60, grew up following her father climbing the acai berry trees of Ilha da Jussara to harvest the tart fruit, used globally in juices, cosmetics and supplements.