Brasilia, Brazil’s modernist capital, woke up the last two days to find its iconic buildings enveloped in smoky air. The central part of the country is just the latest region affected by smoke ...

A few months earlier, in mid-2022, at the height of the Amazon’s dry season, out-of-control flames swept through her 20-hectare (49-acre) plot in the Triunfo do Xingu reserve, in the Amazonian ...

The dream of a new capital to replace old Rio precedes Brazil’s independence from Portugal in 1822. But it is uniquely Kubitschek’s accomplishment, for until he set up the government-owned ...

Brazil’s capital entered a two-week lockdown on Sunday, joining other states in adopting measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 as intensive care beds begin to fill in important cities. At ...

Hundreds of Indigenous people were marching Wednesday in Brazil’s capital, urging Congress to drop a proposed constitutional amendment that has the potential to paralyze and even reverse land ...

It’s not a well-known fact, but Brazil is the C-section capital of the world: 85% of all deliveries in the country’s private hospitals are done by cesarean section, and 45% of births in public ...

Not Cut Out Chile's playing style—fast, aggressive counters, intricate movements and furious pressing—is not cut out for 120 minutes and penalties.

Brazil’s largest hedge-fund managers cut their commodity wagers as growing fears of a global economic downturn threaten the furious rally that took place in the first half of the year.

The governor of Brazil's capital city, Brasilia, decreed a 24-hour lockdown for all but essential services on Friday to curb a worsening COVID-19 outbreak that has filled its intensive care wards ...

Are Brazil’s banks out of the woods? Second-quarter results from Brazil’s largest banks, published over the first half of August, revealed a bounce in financial performance. But it may be premature to ...

BRASILIA, Brazil, December 2 (UNHCR) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Tuesday opened a ministerial meeting in Brazil that will map out forced displacement and statelessness ...

The tax-relief program unveiled Friday by Brazilian authorities includes a reduction, starting in January, in the capital-gains tax on equity investments to 15% from 20% now. A sliding tax on ...