Brazil

In Jair Bolsonaro's Brazil, the new government and far-right groups are propagandizing a fictional version of the European Middle Ages to legitimize their reactionary agenda.

Negro Leo's music advocates a radical solidarity with his country's least fortunate.

Brazilian commodities producers have long dreamed of a railroad network crisscrossing Amazonia and the Cerrado, able to cheaply move crops and minerals from the nation's interior to South America's coasts. But factors, including lack of investment, political instability, and difficult terrain, have foiled those hopes—until now.

Brazilians are registered in their local municipalities, so they must return to those locations on election day—even if it takes them nearly a full day to do so.

Major countries are still whiffing on their Paris Agreement pledges.

Researchers warn that an area of Brazilian Amazon rainforest bigger than Ireland is at risk of losing its legal protection.

In the Brazilian state of Roraima, newcomers arrive every day by car, bus, and bicycle.

Just before the vote, a video with homophobic overtones appeared across multiple social media networks and may have helped steer the election toward far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro's angry, populist campaign rhetoric led many newspapers and public figures worldwide to declare his candidacy a threat to the country's 33-year-old democracy.

Communities made up of fugitive slave descendants have been forced from their lands and denied their rights, a situation that may only get worse under newly elected president Jair Bolsonaro.

Far from the urban hubs of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, thousands of poor Brazilians must travel hours by boat just to vote.

A new study shows that human interactions have hurt the once ecologically "exuberant" and "megadiverse" South American region.

The outcome of this year's election will likely set the stage for the murky years to come, be those years of recovery—or persistent chaos.

Brazilian presidential candidate for the Democratic Labour Party, Ciro Gomes, campaigns in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 4th, 2018, ahead of the October 7th national election.

After an unprecedented outbreak of violence in a border town that has become the main entry point for Venezuelan migrants, the Brazilian government on Monday ruled out closing the border.

Brazilians have become increasingly disenchanted with soccer as political scandals continue to cloud the country's news cycle.

We spoke with four economists about Russia's claims of a World Cup-related financial windfall. They were all skeptical.

Many hope the 2018 election will give Brazilian democracy a much-needed restart, but given the circumstances of corruption and bad candidates, that seems like a long shot.

Members of the Munduruku tribe leave the Acampamento Terra Livre (Free Land Camp) in Brazil to protest in front of the Ministry of Justice on April 24th, 2018, against a proposed dam on their land.

The feminist advocate and city council member was gunned down after mediating a debate about women's rights.

With crisis-stricken Venezuela spilling refugees into Colombia and Brazil, politically expedient deportations make the situation worse.

Protesters demonstrate in support of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 24th, 2018.

Thousands of Brazilians protest against a controversial bill that aims to cut the right to abortion in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 13th, 2017.

Illegal logging continues to be a persistent problem in the Brazilian state of Maranhão, threatening an already fragmented wildlife habitat and forcing indigenous tribes off their land.