María Martín

The crisis has hit the iconic sculpture, but some are surprised the monument requires financial help

Roberto Bardella and motorcycling companion Rino Polata were thought to be police officers

President Michel Temer attempts to hold on to office while pushing through economic reforms

Recent spate of highly publicized cases encourages more women to speak out, despite the risks

Falling oil prices and lack of investment are pushing the state to the brink of bankruptcy

Paleontologists identify ‘Austroposeidon magnificus,’ which would have stood eight meters tall

Athletes share their stories, complaints and regrets at the McDonald’s inside Olympic Village

EL PAÍS follows a group of Brazilian women who left their studies and families temporarily behind in the hopes of making fast money during the Games

Acting speaker of Brazil’s Congress suspends process, but Senate leader says Wednesday vote will go ahead

Despite delays and several deaths, Brazilian authorities are confident infrastructure work will be completed in time

Three million march against corruption and to call for leader’s impeachment

Disembodied extremities regularly pop up in the city that is about to host Summer Games

Residents team up to help reunite homeless 20-year-old with his mother

Brazil’s difficult economic situation is having a major effect on plans for the Games

In the wake of the Paris attacks, the city will be deploying 85,000 officers to secure events

Grieving loved ones often receive undressed corpses from city forensic officials Around 140 drivers go beyond official duties, and help families prepare the deceased for burial

A notary has “married” a trio of women in Río de Janeiro, the second such union to be recognized before the law in Brazil

Community police claim to have been targets of hatred and violence by residents Locals believe they will leave as soon as the 2016 Olympics in Rio are over

As country grapples with recession, leaders try to avoid protests against overspending

Traffickers opened fire on 70-year-old and husband after they followed phone app directions

Incident recorded by local residents represents fresh blow to slum community force

Police arrest slum youngsters en route to Ipanema and Copacabana in bid to fight theft

Galician Anxo Antono Valiño had been convicted of murdering a businessman in 2007

Many São Paulo residents are having to get up in the middle of the night to stock up

São Paulo case sets precedent for country's majority black community, say lawyers

Close to 90 of the 116 murders of land defenders that took place in 2014 occurred in region

Authorities finally admit that pressure has been lower for months, despite early denials