Politics

Brazilian First Lady Marcela Temer and her husband - Beto Barata/PR

Brazil President Celebrates Women’s Day Reminding a Lady’s Place Is in the Kitchen and the Supermarket

Brazilian President Michel Temer delivered a speech Wednesday at his presidential palace in Brazilian ...

Elections: A Far-Right Former Captain Surges as Brazil’s Donald Trump

Since the election victory of Donald Trump, many have tirelessly talked about populism. It ...

The Worst Ever: Brazil’s GDP Drops 7.2% in the 2015-2016 Period

Brazil’s economic woes continue as the country’s worst-ever recession unexpectedly deepened at the end ...

On the Verge of Being Ousted, Brazil President Counts on a Slow Justice to Complete His Mandate

Brazilian President Michel Temer’s government expects a federal judge to recommend his removal for ...

By Planting Eucalyptus, Espírito Santo State in Brazil Is Creating an Immense Green Desert

The spread of desertification and increasing scarcity of water amid eucalyptus monocultures in the ...

Brazil Is Losing Conservation Reserves. Mining Interests Seem to Be Behind the Move

New legislation in Brazil has been proposed to reduce or eliminate several Amazon conservation ...

For a Time, Brazil’s Samba Was a Weapon Against the Dictatorship

As the world gets into the Carnaval spirit, we look at how Brazilian music ...

Lula Tells His Wife in the Coffin: “They Have to Prove the Lies They Told”

Brazil’s former President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Saturday that his wife, Marisa ...