Naiara Galarraga Gortázar

The country’s new elected leader calls her ’The Boss’ and ‘The Messiah.’ This is what we know about the woman who decides who gets access to the president

Neighborhoods in the city of Maceio are threatening to collapse due to the company’s decades-long extraction of rock salt

The brutal killing of David Peregrina and his wife in Porto Seguro unveils a long-hidden criminal past

Travel the world to the cafés and eateries where history is made and secrets shared over fine wine and hors d’oeuvres

An NGO warns that the increase in violence due to the establishment of drug gangs in the largest tropical forest in the world must be included in the environmental debate

The Asian giant reminds the new president-elect that it is its second-largest trading partner and the first destination for its agricultural exports

A new book tells the story of two German-speaking immigrant families and a fervent Nazi who continued to keep the Angel of Death’s secrets even after he drowned in São Paulo

The Brazilian co-founder of A Casa do Porco in São Paulo made ‘The World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ list with an inexpensive, pork-centric menu

The largest rainforest in the world lost 9,001 km², an area equivalent to the size of Cyprus

The suicide of a lesbian influencer — who was a supporter of former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro — has put the spotlight on so-called ‘cures for homosexuality’ that persist, even though they have been banned for more than two decades

Processed foods have brought hypertension and diabetes to Brazil’s Arara villages

The Rio Art Museum has dedicated this season’s grand exhibition to telling the story of the rhythm born in the city’s marginal neighborhoods, which combines African-American soul music and Indigenous elements

The assailant was arrested in São Paulo. This is the eighth case of classroom violence in the country so far this year in what officials have called an epidemic

The ex-president is accused of crimes that could lead to a 29-year prison sentence; 22 high-ranking military officers could also be charged

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’