RIO DE JANEIRO -- Sweat streamed down Talita Ferreira Sanches’ face as she pushed a cart loaded with beer and water up the winding, cobblestone streets in Rio de Janeiro last month, calling out to ...

Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year there’s even more ...

President confirms a presence at the Celac-China forum in May, his second trip to Asia in two months. Meeting reinforces relations between Brazil and Beijing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Carnival kicked off Friday afternoon, and today marks the first full day of the ...

Brazil's state-controlled oil giant Petrobras couldn't have found a bigger event to unveil a major new customer. At ...

Neymar has been included in Brazil's preliminary squad for World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina, ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, suffered an 'isolated' breathing crisis,  the Vatican said today. Francis, 88, ...

There were at least 40 cases last year in which thieves drugged travelers in their hotel rooms so they could steal their ...

Despite presiding over a major cut-down of Amazon deforestation, Brazil's left-wing president has raised environmentalists' ...

Under its policy of "strategic autonomy," India has been expanding its presence in Latin America. Countries in the region ...