Naiara Galarraga Gortázar

The country’s Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the responsibility of the entity – which was founded in 1808 – in the sale and purchase of African people

The petroleum company celebrates its seventh decade of existence with its sights set on the equatorial sea around the Amazon, as it tackles the energy transition and the shadow of corruption

Reports on the more than 700 unidentified flying objects investigated by the Air Force for more than 60 years are available at the National Archives for researchers and the curious.

The Supreme Court voted 9 to 2 against an attempt by the agricultural sector to prevent native groups from expanding their territory into land they did not inhabit in 1988, when the Constitution was approved

The annual festival gathers a million people in the countryside of São Paulo, embodying the power of the national economic engine

The Central Bank is carrying out a campaign for savers to recover the millions more that remain unclaimed

Brazilian anthropologist Fernanda K. Martins — director of the Internet Lab research center — reflects on the subjects of inequality and digital regulation in one of the most hyper-connected countries in the world

The prosecution, which is seeking 30 years for the first four defendants, plans to set exemplary sentences to prevent further attacks on democracy

Lieutenant colonel Mauro Cid, the Brazilian far-right leader’s secretary during his presidency, was released from jail in exchange for cooperation in investigations of his former boss

The São Paulo Biennial embraces social movements and brings back a popular dance piece effectively banned during the previous far-right administration

Legislators have reached an agreement to extend a system that has brought about a shift, making lower-middle class students the majority

Support for the leftist president has risen in the south of the country and among evangelicals due to the positive economic outlook

The Brazilian president delivered a message to industrialized nations at a climate summit in Belém, arguing they should ‘pay their part so we can revive part of what was ruined’

Prisoners’ wives and girlfriends are making money by sharing the ins and outs of visiting their partners in the country with the largest prison population after China and the U.S.

The Chamber of Deputies has approved a tax reform project that creates a value-added tax. This will begin the process of simplifying a complex collection system, which tends to tax consumption rather than income or wealth

The South American city’s privileged public transportation network, 48 parks, 13 million square meters of vegetation and a genuine recycling culture ensure that the miracle that began half a century ago will endure

The measure seeks a legal framework for reserving 4% of its 900 labor inspector positions for specific minorities

The community, which is celebrating International Pride Day, has been hit by both the rise of the far right and hate speech in democratic countries and by the wave of religious extremism in authoritarian regimes

The Uakari ecohotel in Brazil’s Mamirauá nature reserve offers a privileged few the possibility to learn about the work of scientists, walk through the jungle, fish for piranhas and meet the elusive uakaris

The meeting has given Nicolás Maduro a diplomatic boost, but Chile and Uruguay were quick to distance themselves from Lula’s comments about the crisis in the country

To the chagrin of the West, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strongly defends his own position, whether that be on Venezuela or China

The marriage of the mayor of Araucária to a 16-year-old girl and the appointment of her mother to a position on the city council has sparked debate on a widespread phenomenon

São Paulo’s four municipal veterinary hospitals care for thousands of pets in an initiative shared by other Latin American cities, but that does not exist in Europe

Sergei Lavrov thanked Brazil for its efforts to seek an end to the war in Ukraine but Washington criticized Brasilia for ‘parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda’

At 25 years old, Txai Suruí is the most well-known Brazilian environmental activist in the world. Her unique power lies in her ability to move between worlds — from government palaces in Europe, to indigenous villages in the rainforest, to the sprawling cities of urban Brazil and the algorithms of social media.

In this interview, the minister of Racial Equality of Brazil and sister of Marielle Franco, murdered five years ago this Tuesday, speaks about women’s representation in politics, racism, the right to abortion and the damage caused by Bolsonaro

Streaming platform Globoplay scrambled to update ‘Extremistas.br’ after the assault on Brasilia’s government buildings on the eve of the premiere