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
Report warns of security force brutality and prison overcrowding
Voters who climbed out of poverty under Lula’s administration will hold the key to the October polls
Marchers have caused traffic chaos in São Paulo for three consecutive days 30 percent of city’s residents live in inadequate housing
Thousands rush to examine family trees in wake of Spain's plans to give passports to Hispanic Jews Many are pinning their hopes on a phony list of surnames
Jair Bolsonaro’s candidacy seen as ruling party's apathy toward rights issues
New edition is “a very big step for our country,” says President Rousseff Cebrián: “There is need to define Latin America’s role in the globalized era”
Hooded protestors battle with law enforcement officers during rally
Its members share a hatred of capitalism and attraction for anarchy Its tactics involve the destruction of public property as a language of protest
Robbers killed Italian friend of José Ruiz-Gallardón Utrera in July assault
Unemployed Spaniards are tying the knot in Brazil, where jobs are abundant